The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will head out on the road to face off against the Whitney Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Elk Grove: 2.6, Whitney: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Elk Grove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over Whitney.
For Whitney's part, they got a good showing from Nolan Miller, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Miller has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Corden Pettey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jax Gimenez, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Elk Grove has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for Whitney, their loss dropped their record down to 21-11.
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