The Acalanes Dons will be playing at home against the Pinole Valley Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Acalanes' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Miramonte as Acalanes made off with an 11-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Acalanes.
Esa Orman and Emme Young did most of the damage at the plate: Orman went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while Young scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Avery Robb, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pinole Valley won against Saint Mary's on Thursday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Everything went Pinole Valley's way against Mt. Diablo as Pinole Valley made off with a 13-2 victory.
Jalyssa Elliott made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Elliott has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Elliott was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Julissa Sanchez was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three stolen bases, and four runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Ayla Serrano was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
Acalanes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Pinole Valley, their win bumped their record up to 9-6-1.
Acalanes came up short against Pinole Valley when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 5-2. Thankfully for Acalanes, Kailani Tatro (who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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