Dougherty Valley is 1-9 against De La Salle since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Spartans at 1:00 p.m.
Dougherty Valley is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They lost 9-3 to Monte Vista.
Dougherty Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Weng, who went 2-for-4 with two runs. Ajay Sahi also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, De La Salle waltzed into their game on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top against the Dons by a score of 7-2.
Roman Bartosh tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, De La Salle got a massive performance out of Ethan Sullivan, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Sullivan has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Gray, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
De La Salle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Amador Valley only posted a batting average of .240.
De La Salle's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Dougherty Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
Dougherty Valley suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to De La Salle in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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