Elk Grove is 0-9 against De La Salle since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will be playing in front of their home fans against the De La Salle Spartans at 11:00 a.m. Elk Grove will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
On Friday, Elk Grove didn't have quite enough to beat Cardinal Newman and fell 4-2.
Elk Grove got a good showing from Russell Pettis, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Pettis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Elk Grove saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Gentil, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, De La Salle was able to grind out a solid victory over Monte Vista on Friday, taking the game 6-3. That's two games straight that De La Salle has won by exactly three runs.
RJ Meyn tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Joe McGee was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Spangler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Elk Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for De La Salle, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Elk Grove has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like De La Salle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Elk Grove couldn't quite finish off De La Salle in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 8-6. Will Elk Grove have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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