Healdsburg is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Kelseyville is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Greyhounds will host the Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Healdsburg 3.3, Kelseyville 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, Healdsburg earned a 6-1 win over St. Vincent de Paul. The Greyhounds haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
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Eric Nielsen tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Healdsburg is 9-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Xander Harms was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Hayden Mariani was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Kelseyville got the win against Middletown on Friday by a conclusive 14-2. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won ten matches by ten runs or more so far this season.
Carson White made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. White was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Kelseyville got a massive performance out of Kyle Watkins, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four hits gave Watkins a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Hommer, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Kelseyville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Middletown only posted a batting average of .118.
Kelseyville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Healdsburg, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Healdsburg was able to grind out a solid win over Kelseyville in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 7-4. Do the Greyhounds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
