Pleasanton waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Somerset Bulldogs out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Pleasanton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Robert Gonzalez, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Even though they lost, Somerset didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Pleasanton is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-2 record this season. As for Somerset, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-10.
Pleasanton will take on Pearsall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pleasanton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Pearsall's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Somerset, they will head out on the road to square off against Devine at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Somerset is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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