Baseball Game Preview: Elk Grove Thundering Herd vs. Cardinal Newman Cardinals

The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will square off against the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Elk Grove will be strutting in after a win while Cardinal Newman will be coming in after a defeat.

Last Tuesday, Elk Grove sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Davis Sr. The win continues a trend for the Thundering Herd in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now won three in a row.

Cooper Gannon

Base on Balls Against

03/01/25 - Away

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Elk Grove got a great performance from Cooper Gannon as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Gannon also tossed no walks, which is notable because Elk Grove is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-2 otherwise.

At the plate, Brent Martin was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Matt Soares was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.

Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman fell victim to College Park and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 2-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Cardinals were not able to get on the board.

Cardinal Newman saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jace Wooley, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Wooley snagged this season.

The victory got Elk Grove back to even at 3-3. As for Cardinal Newman, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-3.

Elk Grove couldn't quite finish off Cardinal Newman when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can Elk Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.