Chieftains
| 03/19/25 @ Tranquillity | 13-0 |
| 03/12/25 @ Coalinga | 6-0 |
| 03/11/25 vs McLane | 8-1 |
| 03/07/25 @ San Luis Obispo | 7-8 |
| 03/04/25 @ Torres | 3-1 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sierra). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tranquillity Tigers a 13-0 shutout on Wednesday. With that victory, the Chieftains brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Eric Cuevas tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-low in hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zach Lloyd, who scored two runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Wyatt Young was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Sierra always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
Sierra's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Tranquillity, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Looking ahead, Sierra will challenge Mendota at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sierra's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Mendota's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Tranquillity, they will square off against Del Oro at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tranquillity has given up an average of 19.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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