The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Francis Troubadours at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Elk Grove: 3.9, St. Francis: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Elk Grove beats St. Francis with 14 runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Elk Grove put the hurt on Franklin with a sharp 14-4 victory on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Elk Grove.
Kaylee Buck was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Buck has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Buck was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Taylor Fitzgerlad was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Maciel, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Francis didn't have quite enough to beat Pleasant Grove on Friday and fell 4-2.
Kiley Shea was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, St. Francis saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claire Krotine, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Elk Grove is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for St. Francis, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Elk Grove couldn't quite finish off St. Francis when the teams last played on April 1st and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shea, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that Elk Grove knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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