The Hercules Titans will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Vallejo Redhawks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hercules can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They never let Swett onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hercules.
Hercules got a massive performance out of Elijah Thomas, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and a triple. Jordin Broas-Jew was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Vallejo has not done well against Salesian College Preparatory recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Vallejo won by a run and slipped past Salesian College Preparatory 7-6.
Denim Dilley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Dilley was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Teashawn Small, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Hercules is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Vallejo, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5-1.
Hercules came up short against Vallejo in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vallejo's Kamil Cassus, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Now that Hercules knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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