Baseball Game Preview: Davis Sr. Blue Devils vs. Folsom Bulldogs

For the first time this season, Davis Sr. will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Monday. They will square off against the Folsom Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Davis Sr.'s pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Folsom's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Davis Sr. easily dispatched Pleasant Grove last Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Davis Sr. fell just short of Elk Grove by a score of 7-5 on Tuesday. The Blue Devils have struggled against the Thundering Herd recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.

Aiden Larsen

Hits (Career)

03/11/25 vs Elk Grove	2
03/04/25 vs Vacaville	1
02/27/25 vs Christian Brothers	1
04/22/24 vs Pleasant Grove	1
03/13/24 vs Sheldon	1

Davis Sr. saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Larsen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave Larsen a new career-high in hits.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Folsom). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lincoln on Tuesday, sneaking past 7-6. The win was some much needed relief for the Bulldogs as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Alex Blount looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Klapper, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. That run marked the first that he scored this season. Another player making a difference was Manny Orange, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.

Folsom kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matches.

The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-3. As for Davis Sr., they now have a losing record of 2-3-1.