Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Acalanes). They were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Liberty Lions on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Dons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Branson Smith tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ando Butner, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Asadorian, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Dons
| 03/28/25 @ Liberty | 13-1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Miramonte | 9-4 |
| 03/20/25 @ Vintage | 7-1 |
| 03/18/25 vs James Logan | 1-0 |
| 03/15/25 vs Bishop O'Dowd | 3-0 |
| 03/08/25 @ Marin Catholic | 8-7 |
The victory (which was Acalanes' sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Liberty, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4.
Coming up, Acalanes will take on Casa Grande in a tournament on Tuesday. Acalanes is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Casa Grande a three-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind. As for Liberty, they have already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Campolindo on the 31st.
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