The Casa Grande Gauchos will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Acalanes Dons at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Casa Grande is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Foothill 3-2.
Brady Laubscher tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Casa Grande's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Danny Mercado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Acalanes can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Freedom 6-0.
Peter Thorn tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Benji O?Rourke was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Keegan Goddard, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Casa Grande is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Acalanes, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3.
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