The Encinal Jets will challenge the Tamalpais Red-Tailed Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Encinal's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Tamalpais' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Encinal barely beat Castro Valley the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Jets put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 12-3 victory on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for the Jets, who have now won three contests in a row.
Evan Furuichi
| 04/30/26 @ Castro Valley | 4 |
| 04/01/26 vs Mt. Eden | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Alameda | 3 |
| 04/24/26 vs Berkeley | 2 |
| 03/06/26 @ St. Joseph Notre Dame | 2 |
Evan Furuichi was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Matan Antebi, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Tamalpais never let their opponents score on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against San Rafael, sneaking past 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Red-Tailed Hawks have posted since March 31st.
Hank Ballard got the start for Tamalpais and what a start it was: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched. Ballard has become a key player for the Red-Tailed Hawks: the team is 4-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 4-12 otherwise. Aidan Dodge picked up the save, pitching 0.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dara Zolfaghari, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.
Encinal's win bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Tamalpais, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13.
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