Golden entered their tilt with D'Evelyn with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the D'Evelyn Jaguars on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Golden also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Luca Casali was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jacob Dehm was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
On D'Evelyn's side, Jay Aurich was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits.
At the plate, Russell Balcer was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Golden's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for D'Evelyn, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.
Golden will be playing at home against Conifer at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Conifer has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.42 runs per game on average), something Golden will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for D'Evelyn, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Evergreen at 11:00 a.m. D'Evelyn is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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