The Sutter Huskies will face off against the Natomas Nighthawks at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sutter has eight straight victories, Natomas has 32 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Sutter sidestepped Maxwell for a 3-2 win. That's two games straight that the Huskies have won by just one run.
Sutter's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ezra Hilleary, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Sutter hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maxwell struck out seven times.
Natomas played against Sutter on Monday and lost via forfeit.
Sutter pushed their record up to 21-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Natomas, their loss dropped their record down to 0-20.
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