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In the bottom of the eleventh inning with the Division II Sac-Joaquin Section Championship on the line, the Elk Grove Thundering Herd was ready to send it to the twelfth inning against the Granite Bay Grizzlies.
With their backs against the wall, the Elk Grove Thundering Herd held on to their section championship aspirations with an extra-inning 7-6 win over the No. 1 seed Whitney Wildcats at home on May 15.
Once again, a pitching gem from senior Russell Pettis gave the Elk Grove Thundering Herd the win, this time in the Division Two CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Baseball Playoffs quarterfinals against the Patterson Tigers by a score of 5-1.