In what's become a running theme this season, Hercules gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Salesian College Preparatory Pride a 10-0 shutout. Hercules' victory was all the more impressive since Salesian College Preparatory was averaging only four runs allowed on the season.
Elijah Thomas was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Thomas has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Mallett, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI. Another player making a difference was Cameron Solis, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Salesian College Preparatory's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Tarin, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Hercules is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6.
Hercules will head out on the road to square off against Justin-Siena at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Justin-Siena has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Salesian College Preparatory does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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