The Santa Rosa Panthers will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Mission San Jose Warriors at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Santa Rosa played against Piner on Friday and won via forfeit.
Mission San Jose is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Mt. Diablo on Thursday as they made off with a 22-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Liman Ley made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Max Bashkin was incredible, getting on base in three of his six plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. Those runs marked the first that he has scored this season. Nolan Yoshida was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Mission San Jose kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in March of 2025.
Santa Rosa's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Mission San Jose, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
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