The home team had won the previous four meetings between Linden and Bret Harte, and Linden kept the tradition alive. The Lions came out on top against the Bullfrogs by a score of 8-3 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Bullfrogs: they've now won eight in a row.
Marco Holguin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Justin Sales tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Brody Black was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs and two doubles. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March.
Linden always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bret Harte only posted an OBP of .259.
Lions
| 04/22/25 vs Bret Harte | 8-3 |
| 04/15/25 vs Big Valley Christian | 10-0 |
| 04/08/25 vs Calaveras | 10-0 |
| 04/04/25 vs Riverbank | 10-0 |
| 03/28/25 vs Summerville | 7-1 |
| 03/27/25 vs Calaveras | 6-0 |
Linden's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bret Harte, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-8.
Linden will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bullfrogs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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