Baseball Recap: De La Salle Spartans vs. Freedom Falcons
De La Salle scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against the Freedom Falcons as the De La Salle Spartans made off with a 24-1 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
RJ Meyn looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Tyler Spangler and Hank Tripaldi did most of the damage at the plate: Spangler went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Tripaldi went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Tripaldi continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Alec Blair, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
On Freedom's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Emmons, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
De La Salle's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs per game. As for Freedom, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.
De La Salle has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Granite Bay at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Granite Bay will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something De La Salle surely won't give up without a fight. As for Freedom, they will head out on the road to challenge Pittsburg at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pittsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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