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| 03/19/24 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 04/06/23 - Away | 5-1 W |
| 03/21/22 - Away | 13-5 W |
| 03/29/21 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 04/11/19 - Away | 4-3 W |
| + 2 more games |
Elk Grove is a perfect 7-0 against Laguna Creek since March of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Thundering Herd will take on the Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elk Grove has four straight victories, Laguna Creek has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Elk Grove's win against Monterey Trail wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Thundering Herd sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Mustangs on Friday. That's two games straight that the Thundering Herd have won by exactly two runs.
Elk Grove's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mallory Manges, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave Manges a new career-high.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Laguna Creek took on Franklin on Friday. The Cardinals fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1.
Nikiya Jumpingbull spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits.
Elk Grove pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Laguna Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Elk Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Laguna Creek when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thundering Herd since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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