San Ramon Valley lost against De La Salle last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The San Ramon Valley Wolves fell victim to a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of the De La Salle Spartans. San Ramon Valley has not had much luck with De La Salle recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
San Ramon Valley got a good showing from Bryce Monte, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Colin Linteo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run.
On De La Salle's side, Jack Karst looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Karst has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hank Tripaldi, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Tyler Spangler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
San Ramon Valley's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7. As for De La Salle, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. San Ramon Valley will challenge Amador Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Amador Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so San Ramon Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for De La Salle, they will head out on the road to face off against Jesuit at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as De La Salle comes in on six and Jesuit on three.
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