Baseball Preview: Amador Valley Dons vs. College Park Falcons
The Amador Valley Dons will head out on the road to face off against the College Park Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Amador Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so College Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Amador Valley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against San Ramon Valley on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolves. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Amador Valley in their matchups with San Ramon Valley: they've now lost five in a row.
Brennan Baptist was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, College Park waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Broncos by a score of 8-4.
College Park also got a great performance from Sebastian Alvarez as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Connor Berkowitz was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Samuel Johnston was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Amador Valley now has a losing record at 10-11. As for College Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Amador Valley skirted past College Park 3-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was College Park's Charlie Malton, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Amador Valley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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