Baseball Preview: De La Salle Spartans vs. Elk Grove Thundering Herd
De La Salle is 9-0 against Elk Grove since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The De La Salle Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Elk Grove Thundering Herd at 11:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (De La Salle: 2.4, Elk Grove: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, De La Salle was able to grind out a solid win over Monte Vista, taking the game 6-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for De La Salle.
RJ Meyn tossed a big game, striking 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. Tyler Spangler was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Elk Grove didn't have quite enough to beat Cardinal Newman on Friday and fell 4-2.
Elk Grove also got a good showing from Russell Pettis, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Pettis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Elk Grove saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Gentil, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
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 Elk Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Elk Grove's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: De La Salle has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .483. It's a different story for Elk Grove, though, as they've only averaged .363. Will they be able to contain De La Salle's hitters?
De La Salle came out on top in a nail-biter against Elk Grove in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 8-6. Does De La Salle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elk Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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