With a playoff game on the line, Elk Grove rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Whitney Wildcats. Seven seems to be a good number for Elk Grove as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Elk Grove got a great performance from Joey Madrigal as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Madrigal has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Antonio Cuevas was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Andrew Salinas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Whitney's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Osterhout, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Whitney didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elk Grove only tossed six.
Elk Grove's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-12. As for Whitney, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-12.
Elk Grove will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Granite Bay at 6:00 p.m. Granite Bay will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Elk Grove surely won't give up without a fight. Whitney does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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