Sierra and East Union are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Sierra Timberwolves will head out on the road to challenge the East Union Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Sierra will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Sierra put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Tokay.
Druw Navarro was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Navarro was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nikko Camerena, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, East Union came up short against Enochs on Saturday and fell 4-1. East Union has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sierra pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs per game. As for East Union, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sierra has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Union struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sierra couldn't quite finish off East Union in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Sierra, Ashton Heath (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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