The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will be playing in front of their home fans against the Christian Brothers Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Christian Brothers is hoping to do on Tuesday what St. Francis couldn't on Friday: put an end to Elk Grove's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Elk Grove never let St. Francis onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Addison Buckley was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit three or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Taylor Fitzgerlad, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Rio Americano as Christian Brothers made off with an 11-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Christian Brothers needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Maya Filger tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Lillie Warren was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Josephine Eschelman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Elk Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Christian Brothers, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
Elk Grove might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Christian Brothers in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Elk Grove, Tiana Johnson (who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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