The Healdsburg Greyhounds will take on the Saint Mary's Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Healdsburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged St. Joseph Notre Dame out 2-1.
Alex Mauro-Manos spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on nine hits.
Meanwhile, Saint Mary's had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Saint Mary's, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Aidan Donoviel, who gave up just two hits to keep Pinole Valley off the board. Donoviel has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Donoviel, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Mateo Morales was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Healdsburg's win bumped their record up to 13-14. As for Saint Mary's, they pushed their record up to 15-9 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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