Huskies
| 04/19/25 vs Lake Park | 5 |
| 04/17/25 @ Conant | 13 |
| 04/16/25 @ Prospect | 9 |
| 04/14/25 vs Prospect | 9 |
| 04/12/25 @ Hampshire | 0 |
| + 10 more games |
The Hersey Huskies are taking a road trip to take on the Elk Grove Grenadiers at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Hersey is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Hersey's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Lake Park. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
Jack Goergen looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Hersey saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chuck Meister, who went 2-for-4 with two runs. Another was Charlie Arvanitis, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Elk Grove, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Taft 9-7.
Cooper Casterton was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Elk Grove's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 0-9 when he doesn't). Nate Dean also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Hersey's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Elk Grove, their record now sits at 3-10.
Hersey came out on top in a nail-biter against Elk Grove when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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