Orland is 1-9 against Gridley since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Orland Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Gridley Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Orland will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Orland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 10-6 win over Yreka. With that victory, Orland brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Orland let Garin Mcnary and Luke Schager loose on the outfield. Mcnary scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Schager scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Christian Padilla was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Gridley had to settle for a 12-10 defeat against Wheatland on Wednesday.
Eli Punzo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryar McWilliams, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Orland pushed their record up to 17-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Gridley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-7 record this season.
Orland came up short against Gridley in their previous meeting back in April, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gridley's Garrett Francis, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Orland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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