Baseball Preview: Elk Grove Thundering Herd vs. Whitney Wildcats
Elk Grove has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Whitney Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elk Grove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over Patterson.
Russell Pettis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Elk Grove's victory was truly a team effort as ten different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Hall, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Whitney sidestepped Laguna Creek for a 5-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Whitney.
Whitney also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Corden Pettey gave up three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jax Gimenez, who went 2-for-4 with a home run. Noah Warner was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Elk Grove has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Whitney, their victory bumped their record up to 20-10.
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