Baseball Recap: De La Salle Spartans vs. Monte Vista Mustangs
De La Salle won the last time they faced Monte Vista, and things went their way on Friday too. The De La Salle Spartans walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Monte Vista Mustangs. The win made it back-to-back victories for De La Salle.
De La Salle got a great performance from RJ Meyn as he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Joe McGee was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tyler Spangler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Monte Vista's side, Colton Castro spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered six earned runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Brandon Clizbe was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Hillman, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
De La Salle is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Monte Vista, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
De La Salle will head out on the road to take on Elk Grove at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (De La Salle: 2.4, Elk Grove: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Monte Vista, they will head out on the road to square off against Bear Creek at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bear Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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