Baseball Recap: Elk Grove Thundering Herd vs. Davis Sr. Blue Devils
After losing to Davis Sr. the last time they met, Elk Grove decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Elk Grove Thundering Herd walked away with a 5-1 win over the Davis Sr. Blue Devils on Wednesday.
Russell Pettis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Elk Grove's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Groves, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Elk Grove's win bumped their record up to 16-11. As for Davis Sr., their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-15.
Elk Grove will have a chance to go back-to-back against Davis Sr.: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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