De La Salle put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on the San Ramon Valley Wolves with a sharp 12-2 win. Winning may never get old, but De La Salle sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Jack Karst looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He 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.
On San Ramon Valley's side, they 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.
De La Salle pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for San Ramon Valley, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
De La Salle will head out on the road to square off against Jesuit at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. De La Salle knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Jesuit likes a good challenge. As for San Ramon Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Amador Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. San Ramon Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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