The Escalon Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Buhach Colony Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Escalon has four straight victories, Buhach Colony has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Escalon never let their opponents score. Everything went their way against Hilmar as Escalon made off with a 7-0 win.
Greg Adams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up 14 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jackson Runnels was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamin Miller, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Buhach Colony had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Atwater on Thursday.
Ben Stoddard was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Buhach Colony didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The victory got Escalon back to even at 10-10. As for Buhach Colony, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-19.
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