Warriors
| 04/14/25 vs Weed | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Weed | 13 |
| 04/10/25 @ Ferndale | 5 |
| 04/08/25 vs Ferndale | 4 |
| 04/07/25 @ Hayfork | 9 |
| + 8 more games |
Hoopa Valley is 0-10 against St. Bernard since April of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Hoopa Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
While Hoopa Valley's win against Weed wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Warriors narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Cougars 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Warriors have posted since March 18th.
Allen Kane made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Kane was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Kane wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Romero, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Romero has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another was Keyton Gulley, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard's entered their tilt with Middletown on Friday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They beat the Mustangs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-1. Considering the Crusaders have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Bernard's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Hoopa Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
Hoopa Valley suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to St. Bernard's when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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