Baseball Preview: College Park Falcons vs. Amador Valley Dons
The College Park Falcons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Amador Valley Dons at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (College Park: 3.4, Amador Valley: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Amador Valley is hoping to do on Friday what Northgate couldn't on Thursday: put an end to College Park's winning streak, which now stands at four games. College Park walked away with an 8-4 win over Northgate.
College Park 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.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Amador Valley's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of San Ramon Valley on Wednesday. Amador Valley has not had much luck with San Ramon Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Brennan Baptist was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
College Park is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Amador Valley, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
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