The Placer Hillmen will square off against the Stockdale Mustangs at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Placer has three straight victories, Stockdale has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Placer sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Fresno.
Placer got a great performance from Jayson Glatt as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Glatt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Devin Knight was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a 17-3 finish the last time they played, Stockdale and Clovis East decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Stockdale fell just short of Clovis East by a score of 2-1 on Monday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Stockdale has scored all season.
Salvatore Russo was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Stockdale saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Nunez, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Placer's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Stockdale, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Placer has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Stockdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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