The Dougherty Valley Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Alhambra Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dougherty Valley will be strutting in after a win while Alhambra will be coming in after a defeat.
Dougherty Valley has not done well against De La Salle recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Dougherty Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against De La Salle and snuck past 6-5. Dougherty Valley's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Luke Duncan was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. John Wong was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Alhambra fell victim to Benicia and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They suffered a rough 6-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Alhambra in their matchups with Benicia: they've now lost five in a row.
Alhambra saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Polasek, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Dougherty Valley's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Alhambra, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Dougherty Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Alhambra in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, winning 9-6. Will Dougherty Valley repeat their success, or does Alhambra have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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