The Shafter Generals will take on the Sunnyside Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Shafter is coming into the game hot, having won their last ten games.
Shafter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Orange Cove. Seven seems to be a good number for the Generals as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Joaquin Garza, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Bill, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, Sunnyside owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They skirted past Yosemite 1-0. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Wildcats as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Shafter's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Sunnyside, their victory bumped their record up to 10-16.
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