Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elk Grove). Everything went their way against the Laguna Creek Cardinals on Monday as Elk Grove made off with a 12-4 win. The victory continues a trend for the Thundering Herd in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won four in a row.
Brent Martin
| 03/31/25 @ Laguna Creek | 3 |
| 03/11/25 @ Davis Sr. | 1 |
| 03/07/25 vs Granite Bay | 1 |
| 02/21/25 vs Rodriguez | 1 |
Brent Martin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Elk Grove is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 4-5 otherwise. Martin was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tristen Bartlett, who went 4-for-5 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Groves, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Elk Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Elk Grove's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Laguna Creek, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season.
Elk Grove will have a chance to go back-to-back against Laguna Creek: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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