Elk Grove had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Francis Troubadours an 8-0 shutout. This was payback for Elk Grove, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Addison Buckley was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Taylor Fitzgerlad was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On St. Francis' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Francesca Guerrera, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Elk Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for St. Francis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Elk Grove will take on Christian Brothers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Christian Brothers: 3.4, Elk Grove: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. Francis, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Vista del Lago at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Vista del Lago: 2.4, St. Francis: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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