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| 03/15/25 - Neutral | 5-1 W |
| 05/11/23 - Neutral | 12-2 W |
| 03/31/22 - Away | 3-4 L |
| 03/19/22 - Neutral | 11-1 W |
| 04/21/21 - Away | 10-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Arcata has gone 8-2 against St. Bernard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Tigers will welcome the Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Arcata fell victim to McKinleyville and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 1-0. The Tigers have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard's entered their contest against Hoopa Valley on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Crusaders came up short against the Warriors, falling 9-3. Surprisingly, this marked the Crusaders' third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
T.C. Rinker was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
Rinker wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Maples, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was Maples' first of the season.
Arcata's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for St. Bernard's, their loss dropped their record down to 17-6.
Arcata was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Bernard's when the teams last played back in March, winning 5-1. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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