Dougherty Valley is 1-9 against De La Salle since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dougherty Valley Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the De La Salle Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Dougherty Valley didn't have quite enough to beat California and fell 2-1.
Dougherty Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Barnes II, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, De La Salle didn't have quite enough to beat Elk Grove on Saturday and fell 3-2.
Tommy Curran was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hank Tripaldi made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Dougherty Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for De La Salle, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.
Dougherty Valley skirted past De La Salle 6-5 in their previous matchup back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dougherty Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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