The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Sheldon Huskies at 4:00 p.m. Elk Grove will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Sheldon's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Elk Grove had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Elk Grove never let Davis Sr. onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Friday.
The result came thanks to Madison Carda's shutout, as she gave up just five hits.
On the hitting side, Elk Grove saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katelyn Maciel, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Sheldon fell victim to Pleasant Grove and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to the Eagles. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Sheldon's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Even though they lost, Sheldon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pleasant Grove only tossed seven.
Elk Grove is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Sheldon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-10 record this season.
Elk Grove beat Sheldon 4-1 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sheldon's Micah Kennedy, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Elk Grove still be able to contain Kennedy? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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