With a playoff game on the line, Acalanes rose to the challenge on Friday. They never let the Casa Grande Gauchos onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Acalanes.
Peter Thorn tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Acalanes saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ando Butner, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Acalanes pushed their record up to 23-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Casa Grande, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-9.
Acalanes will head out on the road to square off against Granada at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Granada will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Acalanes surely won't give up without a fight. Casa Grande does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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