The San Jose Bulldogs will challenge the Silver Creek Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (San Jose has three straight victories, Silver Creek has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
San Jose will bounce into Monday's match after beating Hill, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. San Jose was the clear victor by a 21-8 margin over Hill on Friday. Considering the Bulldogs have won three contests by more than ten runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
San Jose got a massive performance out of April Barron, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Genesis Davila, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4.
Barron wasn't the only one working in the hit department: San Jose kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Silver Creek had taken Prospect down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. Silver Creek came up short against Prospect, falling 12-4. The game marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
San Jose pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 20.3 runs over those games. As for Silver Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
San Jose might still be hurting after the 30-3 defeat they got from Silver Creek when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can San Jose avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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