St. Helena is 2-8 against Kelseyville since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Saints will look to defend their home field against the Knights at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Helena barely beat Cloverdale the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Saints put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 9-3 win on Friday. The Saints haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Huck Anderson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Beck, who went 4-for-5 with three RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Charlie Blaum was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Kelseyville made easy work of Middletown on Friday and carried off a 14-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Like St. Helena, Kelseyville also got a great game from a two-way player: Carson White. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. White was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Kelseyville got a massive performance out of Kyle Watkins, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Max Hommer, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Kelseyville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Middletown only posted a batting average of .118.
St. Helena's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Kelseyville, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Helena has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Kelseyville struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Helena couldn't quite get it done against Kelseyville in their previous matchup on April 4th as they fell 4-0. Will the Saints have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
