The Silver Creek Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Fremont Firebirds at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Silver Creek will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
On Thursday, Silver Creek needed a bit of extra time to put away Gunderson. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Grizzlies, sneaking past 11-10. While the Raiders didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Cayleb Duran was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Nicholas Prum
| 03/20/25 vs Gunderson | 2 |
| 02/18/25 vs Mt. Pleasant | 1 |
| 04/24/24 vs Prospect | 1 |
| 03/18/24 @ Yerba Buena | 1 |
In other batting news, Nicholas Prum was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Joseph 'JoJo' Montenegro was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fremont didn't have quite enough to beat Cupertino on Thursday and fell 5-4.
Fremont's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 6-3. As for Silver Creek, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Silver Creek might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Fremont in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Silver Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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