The Downey Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Elk Grove Thundering Herd at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Downey has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Elk Grove will come in with eight straight victories.
Downey lost 10-1 to Turlock on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Knights have suffered against the Bulldogs since April 12, 2023.
Meanwhile, while Elk Grove put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Sheldon. The Thundering Herd put the hurt on the Huskies with a sharp 12-0 win. Considering the Thundering Herd have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Anthony Bascherini tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Elk Grove got a massive performance out of Chase Groves, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Those two stolen bases gave Groves a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Elk Grove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Elk Grove pushed their record up to 19-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Downey, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-15.
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