De La Salle won the last time they faced Monte Vista, and things went their way on Friday too. The De La Salle Spartans walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Monte Vista Mustangs. The win made it back-to-back victories for De La Salle.
De La Salle got a great performance from RJ Meyn as he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Joe McGee was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tyler Spangler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Monte Vista's side, Colton Castro spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered six earned runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Brandon Clizbe was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Hillman, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
De La Salle is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Monte Vista, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
De La Salle will head out on the road to take on Elk Grove at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (De La Salle: 2.4, Elk Grove: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Monte Vista, they will head out on the road to square off against Bear Creek at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bear Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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