The Wheatland Pirates will take on the Hilmar Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wheatland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Ripon as they made off with an 11-3 win. The Pirates not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 5th (when they won 34-0).
Adrian Villar
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Kale Nakamura and Adrian Villar did most of the damage at the plate: Nakamura got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and two runs, while Villar went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those two doubles gave Villar a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Rohleder, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Hilmar got the win against Destiny Christian Academy on Tuesday by a conclusive 11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellowjackets.
Marlin Kindberg spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hilmar let Kayleb Amaya and Cohen Felber run wild. Amaya went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI, while Felber got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Tanner Westmoreland was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Hilmar pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Wheatland, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8-1.
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