Baseball Preview: Alhambra Bulldogs vs. Dougherty Valley Wildcats
Alhambra has been on the road for four straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Dougherty Valley Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Alhambra's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Dougherty Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Alhambra's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Benicia on Thursday. The match marked that first time this year in which Alhambra was not able to get on the board.
Alhambra saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Polasek, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Meanwhile, Dougherty Valley scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They skirted past De La Salle 6-5. The win was just what Dougherty Valley needed coming off of a 20-4 loss in their prior contest.
Luke Duncan was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was John Wong, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Alhambra now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Dougherty Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.
Dougherty Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Alhambra has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Dougherty Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 2.3. Will Alhambra keep running through batters, or will Dougherty Valley buck the trend?
Alhambra came up short against Dougherty Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, falling 9-6. Can Alhambra avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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