The Los Osos Grizzlies will take on the Cypress Centurions at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Los Osos 3.1, Cypress 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Los Osos is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest loss since April 16th on Wednesday. They fell just short of Etiwanda by a score of 8-6. Grizzlies fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Eagles since on Wednesday.
Los Osos got a good showing from Aedan Holloway, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, Holloway gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in April.
On the hitting side, Evan Jones made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two runs. Joshua Chairez was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Cypress came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Vanguards.
Cypress pushed their record up to 18-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Los Osos, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-8.
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