Lions
| 05/02/25 vs Riverbank | 13-3 |
| 04/29/25 @ Summerville | 3-0 |
| 04/24/25 @ Bret Harte | 5-0 |
| 04/22/25 vs Bret Harte | 8-3 |
| 04/19/25 @ Big Valley Christian | 18-4 |
| + 9 more games |
Linden waltzed into their game on Friday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. Everything went their way against the Riverbank Bruins as they made off with a 13-3 victory. Considering the Lions have won 13 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Justin Sales was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Marco Sanguinetti was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Dax Weber was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Linden always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Linden pushed their record up to 21-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Riverbank, they are on a 24-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-19.
As of now, neither Linden nor the Bruins have any future games scheduled.
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