Acalanes is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Casa Grande is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Acalanes Dons will take on the Casa Grande Gauchos at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Acalanes: 2.6, Casa Grande: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Acalanes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Freedom onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Acalanes, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Acalanes got a great performance from Peter Thorn as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Thorn has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Benji O?Rourke, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Goddard, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Casa Grande gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Foothill.
Casa Grande also got a great performance from Brady Laubscher as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Casa Grande's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Danny Mercado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Acalanes' win bumped their record up to 22-3. As for Casa Grande, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
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