The Justin-Siena Braves will take on the Hercules Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Justin-Siena has given up an average of 15 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Justin-Siena lost 16-2 to Petaluma on Friday. The Braves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Hercules had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five last Thursday. They came out on top against the Bruins by a score of 15-11.
Hercules' victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tia Brown, who went 3-for-4 with one double.
Brown wasn't the only one making solid contact: Hercules kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for the Titans: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 16.6.
Hercules pushed their record up to 7-2-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 21.3 runs over those games. As for Justin-Siena, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything went Justin-Siena's way against Hercules in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, as Justin-Siena made off with an 18-3 win. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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