The Hilmar Yellowjackets will face off against the Wheatland Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hilmar is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Destiny Christian Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellowjackets.
Marlin Kindberg spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Hilmar let Kayleb Amaya and Cohen Felber run wild. Amaya went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI, while Felber got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave Amaya a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Westmoreland, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Wheatland not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 5th (when they won 34-0). They put the hurt on Ripon with a sharp 11-3 victory.
Kale Nakamura and Adrian Villar did most of the damage at the plate: Nakamura got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and two runs, while Villar went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Cole Rohleder was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Hilmar pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Wheatland, their win bumped their record up to 16-8-1.
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