The Douglas Tigers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the De La Salle Spartans at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Douglas faced Churchill County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Douglas blew past Churchill County 10-0. Considering Douglas has won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Douglas got a great performance from Aaron Tekansik as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Tekansik has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Thomas Young, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Ovard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, De La Salle beat Saint Francis 9-4 on Thursday.
Jack Karst looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Hank Tripaldi was incredible, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ethan Sullivan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Douglas' win bumped their record up to 11-0. As for De La Salle, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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