Softball Preview: Elk Grove Thundering Herd vs. Franklin Wildcats
The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will be playing at home against the Franklin Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Elk Grove will be strutting in after a win while Franklin will be coming in after a defeat.
After a 17-4 finish the last time they played, Elk Grove and Cosumnes Oaks decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Elk Grove never let Cosumnes Oaks onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Elk Grove has won by exactly four runs.
Not much got past Madison Carda, who gave up just six hits to keep Cosumnes Oaks off the board.
At the plate, Elk Grove's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Addison Buckley, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Franklin suffered a tough 9-1 loss at the hands of Sheldon on Tuesday.
Leah Pham made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Elk Grove has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Franklin, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Elk Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Franklin in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Will Elk Grove repeat their success, or does Franklin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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