Garfield is 1-7 against Banning since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Bulldogs will take on the Pilots at 3:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Garfield 4, Banning 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Garfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out San Fernando 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for the Bulldogs as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Banning came tearing into Thursday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Unicorns with a sharp 10-1 win. Considering the Pilots have won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Garfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.25 runs across that stretch. As for Banning, their victory bumped their record up to 20-8.
Everything went Garfield's way against Banning in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, as Garfield made off with a 10-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the squad 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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