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| 04/08/25 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 05/07/24 - Home | 11-0 W |
| 04/11/24 - Away | 5-2 W |
| 05/05/23 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 04/11/23 - Home | 4-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
St. Helena has gone a perfect 10-0 against Lower Lake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Saints will welcome the Trojans at 4:00 p.m. St. Helena's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Lower Lake's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, St. Helena came up short against Kelseyville and fell 5-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Saints in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost six in a row.
St. Helena got a good showing from Xander Kelperis, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Furthermore, Kelperis didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
On the hitting side, St. Helena saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caiden Taylor, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lower Lake, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Middletown 9-8. The win was some much needed relief for the Trojans as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Adrian Negrete was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Alonso, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.
St. Helena's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Lower Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 3-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Helena has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lower Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Helena skirted past Lower Lake 4-3 in their previous matchup back in April. Do the Saints have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
