De La Salle is 9-0 against Livermore since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The De La Salle Spartans will be playing at home against the Livermore Cowboys at 4:00 p.m. De La Salle's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Livermore's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, while De La Salle put up some runs, the same can't be said for Dublin. De La Salle blew past Dublin 7-0. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory De La Salle has managed all season.
RJ Meyn tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jamie Mullin, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Max Ghiglieri was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Livermore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Monte Vista. That's two games in a row now that Livermore has lost by exactly four runs.
Tanner Lee made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
De La Salle is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Livermore, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. De La Salle has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Livermore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went De La Salle's way against Livermore in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as De La Salle made off with a 9-2 win. Will De La Salle repeat their success, or does Livermore have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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