Baseball Preview: Vallejo Redhawks vs. Hercules Titans
The Vallejo Redhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Hercules Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vallejo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Vallejo will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Salesian College Preparatory, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Vallejo sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over Salesian College Preparatory on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Vallejo.
Denim Dilley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Dilley was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Teashawn Small was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Hercules put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Swett as Hercules made off with a 10-0 victory.
Hercules got a massive performance out of Elijah Thomas, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Jordin Broas-Jew, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Vallejo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season. As for Hercules, their record now sits at 12-8.
Vallejo was able to grind out a solid win over Hercules in their previous meeting back in March, winning 6-1. Will Vallejo repeat their success, or does Hercules have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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