The Winters Warriors will challenge the East Nicolaus Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Winters will be looking to extend their current 16-game winning streak.
Winters is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Willows get on the board and left with a 12-0 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Boston Jones was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Miles Mariani
| 05/16/25 vs Willows | 4 |
| 04/11/25 @ Pierce | 3 |
| 05/08/25 @ Paradise | 2 |
| 04/23/25 @ Durham | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Pierce | 2 |
In other batting news, Jordan Calvert and Miles Mariani did most of the damage at the plate: Calvert went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Mariani went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave Mariani a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Everett Beason, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Winters always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .593. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, East Nicolaus made easy work of Live Oak on Friday and carried off a 12-1 victory. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by nine runs or more this season.
East Nicolaus let Logan Cleary and Braden Hardwick run wild. Cleary went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI, while Hardwick went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Hardwick has become a key player for East Nicolaus: the team is 7-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Lane Dunbar, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Winters' win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-9. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for East Nicolaus, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Winters came out on top in a nail-biter against East Nicolaus when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 3-1. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
