The Foresthill Wildfires will challenge the Union Mine Diamondbacks at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Foresthill didn't have quite enough to beat Delta and fell 12-11. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (ten), the Wildfires still had to take the loss.
David Silveira
| 02/28/25 @ Delta | 9 |
| 02/26/25 @ Leroy Greene Academy | 6 |
| 04/20/24 @ San Juan | 6 |
| 04/16/24 vs Western Sierra Collegiate Academy | 5 |
| 05/03/24 vs Golden Sierra | 3 |
David Silveira was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. He has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Hunter Byrum made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Union Mine was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They came up short against Ponderosa, falling 8-1. The Diamondbacks haven't had much luck with the Bruins recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Foresthill now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Union Mine, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Foresthill's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's game. Foresthill has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Union Mine, though, as they've been averaging only 1.1 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Foresthill continue to outrun the ball? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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