The Shasta Wolves are taking a road trip to square off against the Las Plumas Thunderbirds at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shasta has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight losses, while Las Plumas will come in with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Shasta came up short against Chico and fell 6-1.
Zane Bosiger made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles. Jack Peterson was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Las Plumas got themselves on the board against Corning on Thursday, but Corning never followed suit. They blew past the Cardinals 6-0. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbirds, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Colton Rosauer, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Corning off the board.
On the hitting side, Wyatt Denton was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Kooper Hancock, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Shasta's defeat dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Las Plumas, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Shasta has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Las Plumas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Shasta skirted past Las Plumas 2-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolves 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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