Baseball Preview: College Park Falcons vs. De La Salle Spartans
The College Park Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the De La Salle Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games College Park has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
College Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Castro Valley 3-2.
Diego Emerling looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nathan Leffel, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, De La Salle can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past Heritage 13-3. De La Salle's victory was all the more impressive since Heritage was averaging only 3.15 runs allowed on the season.
Tommy Curran tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Alec Blair was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Spangler, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
College Park pushed their record up to 19-7 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for De La Salle, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. College Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like De La Salle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
College Park might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from De La Salle in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Can College Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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