Fort Bragg had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Clear Lake Cardinals. That's more bragging rights for Fort Bragg, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cooper Killion made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Killion has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Killion was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Chris Hernandez and Eli Hendricks did most of the damage at the plate: Hernandez scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Hendricks scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Hernandez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was J Diaz, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Fort Bragg pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Clear Lake, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Fort Bragg will head out on the road to take on St. Helena at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Helena: 4, Fort Bragg: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Clear Lake, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Cloverdale at 4:00 p.m.
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