Gustine has gone a perfect 10-0 against Delhi recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Gustine Reds will look to defend their home field against the Delhi Hawks at 2:30 p.m. Gustine is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Gustine is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Stone Ridge Christian 20-2 on Tuesday. Considering the Reds have won four games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lucas Malone and Alexander Quezada made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Malone struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Quezada tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Malone has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Malone scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Quezada scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Michael Salsa
| 03/04/25 @ Stone Ridge Christian | 8 |
| 04/12/24 @ Waterford | 4 |
| 04/01/24 @ Ceres | 3 |
| 03/20/24 vs Denair | 2 |
| 02/26/25 @ Orestimba | 1 |
In other batting news, Michael Salsa and Jake Campbell did most of the damage at the plate: Salsa went 4-for-5 with eight RBI, three doubles, and two runs, while Campbell went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. The dominant performance gave Salsa a new career-high in RBI. Avery Ethridge was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Delhi ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Le Grand.
Delhi saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elija Duke, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Gustine pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Delhi, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Gustine took their victory against Delhi in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 16-1. Does Gustine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Delhi turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
