Linden won against Riverbank last Thursday with 16 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Lions were the clear victors by a 16-6 margin over the Calaveras Red Hawks. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Red Hawks: they've now won seven in a row.
Chris Ledford looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
Evan Busalacchi
| 04/07/26 @ Calaveras | 6 |
| 03/06/26 @ Escalon | 3 |
| 03/28/26 @ Hughson | 2 |
| 04/02/26 vs Riverbank | 1 |
| 03/13/26 @ Calaveras | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Evan Busalacchi, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with six RBI, four runs, and one triple. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Nikko Vigna also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Linden always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .513 or higher in three consecutive contests.
The victory got Linden back to even at 9-9. As for Calaveras, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-11 record.
Linden will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Red Hawks: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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