Baseball Preview: College Park Falcons vs. Acalanes Dons
The College Park Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Acalanes Dons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with College Park sitting on five straight wins and Acalanes on 18 (dating back to last season).
Last Thursday, while College Park put up some runs, the same can't be said for Campolindo. College Park came out on top against Campolindo by a score of 4-0.
College Park got a great performance from Diego Emerling as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, College Park's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Leffel, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Trent "TJ" Lanza, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Acalanes put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Northgate with a sharp 9-1 win. Nine seems to be a good number for Acalanes as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Branson Smith looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Acalanes got a massive performance out of Gavin Bender, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. James Stadt was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
College Park is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Acalanes, they pushed their record up to 16-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
College Park skirted past Acalanes 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does College Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Acalanes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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