The Gridley Bulldogs will face off against the Kearny Komets at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gridley will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Gridley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Windward 15-3 on Monday. With that victory, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Tanner Abbott spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Gridley got a massive performance out of Aceson Gomez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Gomez continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Yost, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Gridley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Kearny lost 13-4 to Gridley on Monday.
Nicolas Hembera was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. Jovan Rodriguez also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Gridley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. Kearny dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Gridley took their victory against Kearny when the teams last played on Monday by a conclusive 13-4. Will Gridley repeat their success, or does Kearny has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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