Amador and Sonora are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Amador Buffaloes will venture away from home to square off against the Sonora Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Amador will be strutting in after a win while Sonora will be coming in after a loss.
Amador will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Calaveras, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Amador put the hurt on Calaveras with a sharp 10-3 victory on Saturday. The win continues a trend for the Buffaloes in their matchups with the Red Hawks: they've now won three in a row.
Dominic Fillmore made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Brad Blankenheim
| 02/22/25 @ Calaveras | 2 |
| 04/26/24 @ Sonora | 1 |
| 03/19/24 vs Bret Harte | 1 |
| 03/13/24 @ Kennedy | 1 |
| 03/09/24 vs Venture Academy | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brad Blankenheim, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two).
Meanwhile, Sonora was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Pacheco, falling 10-3.
Sonora saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Morrison, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Sonora's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Amador, the victory got them back to even at 2-2-1.
Amador was able to grind out a solid win over Sonora in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 8-3. Does Amador have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sonora turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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