Roseville came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Yuba City Honkers 3-2. That's two games straight that Roseville has won by just one run.
Roseville got a great performance from Lincoln Dotoli as he tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Dustin Holcomb relieved him and did a solid job, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Kyle Pettersen and Logan Fox did most of the damage at the plate: Pettersen went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Fox went 3-for-4 with a home run. John Vicente was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a double.
On Yuba City's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eliaja Moncher, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Roseville pushed their record up to 6-2-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories, didn't necessarily come from the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 3.5 runs per game. As for Yuba City, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-5.
Roseville will have a chance to go back-to-back against Yuba City: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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