The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will head out on the road to square off against the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Elk Grove has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Elk Grove's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Franklin and snuck past 2-0.
Russell Pettis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up 13 Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Elk Grove saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Gentil, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Everything went their way against Rancho Cotate as Cardinal Newman made off with a 13-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cardinal Newman.
Josh Jannicelli looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Charlie Slater was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Carson Meyer was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Elk Grove has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Elk Grove has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Newman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. 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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