The Arcata Tigers will head out to square off against the Fortuna Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Arcata and 12 for Fortuna.
Arcata made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Eureka, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Tigers fell just short of the Loggers by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since April 24, 2024.
Meanwhile, Fortuna came up short against Del Norte on Wednesday, falling 15-3.
Fortuna saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Franklin, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. Franklin has become a key player for the Huskies: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-15 otherwise.
Fortuna's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Arcata, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Arcata took their win against Fortuna in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 10-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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