The Saint Francis Lancers are taking a road trip to challenge the Yuba City Honkers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Saint Francis 2.8, Yuba City 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Saint Francis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Acalanes a 2-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.
Not much got past Landon Kim, who gave up just two hits to keep Acalanes off the board. Kim has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Landon King, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Yuba City entered their tilt with Lodi on Thursday with 12 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 13. They blew past the Flames 11-3. Considering the Honkers have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Yuba City's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 30-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Saint Francis, their win bumped their record up to 22-10.
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