For the second straight game, Fruitland will face off against McCall-Donnelly. The Grizzlies will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Vandals at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fruitland has 17 straight wins, McCall-Donnelly has 24 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fruitland's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 17-0 margin over McCall-Donnelly. Considering the Grizzlies have won 14 matchups by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Owen Baker
| 04/14/25 @ McCall-Donnelly | 7 |
| 04/02/25 vs Payette | 4 |
| 03/27/25 @ West Point | 3 |
| 03/22/25 vs Vale | 3 |
| 03/17/25 @ Cole Valley Christian | 3 |
| 03/13/25 vs New Plymouth | 7 |
Owen Baker looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Quinn Hood was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Max Vidlak, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Fruitland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in seven consecutive games.
Fruitland pushed their record up to 17-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for McCall-Donnelly, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
McCall-Donnelly's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Fruitland has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.8 hits per game. It's a different story for McCall-Donnelly, though, as they've been averaging 9.6 hits. Given Fruitland's sizable advantage in that area, the Vandals will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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