With a playoff game on the line, Elk Grove rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Patterson Tigers. Winning may never get old, but Elk Grove sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Russell Pettis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Elk Grove's victory was truly a team effort as ten different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Hall, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Patterson's side, Owen Albrecht made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases.
Elk Grove has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Patterson, their loss dropped their record down to 16-8-1.
Elk Grove will challenge Whitney at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Whitney: 3.2, Elk Grove: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Patterson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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