For the second straight game, Laguna Creek will face off against Elk Grove. Laguna Creek will venture away from home to challenge Elk Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Laguna Creek is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Laguna Creek's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Monday's struggle, when Elk Grove hitters got past them. Laguna Creek came up short against Elk Grove on Monday, falling 12-4.
For Elk Grove's part, Brent Martin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Martin also tossed a walk, which is notable because Elk Grove is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 4-5 otherwise. Martin was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tristen Bartlett, who went 4-for-5 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Antonio Cuevas, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Elk Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Elk Grove is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. Laguna Creek now has a losing record of 5-6.
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