Baseball Preview: Salinas Cowboys vs. Pacific Grove Breakers
Salinas is 9-1 against Pacific Grove since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Salinas Cowboys will head out on the road to face off against the Pacific Grove Breakers at 4:00 p.m. Salinas' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Pacific Grove's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Salinas gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Monte Vista Christian as Salinas made off with a 14-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Salinas.
Gavin Rainey was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four RBI. Another player making a difference was Cooper Palmer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Pacific Grove had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Hollister on Tuesday.
Salinas' victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-10. As for Pacific Grove, they dropped their record down to 5-18 with that loss, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Everything went Salinas' way against Pacific Grove in their previous meeting back in April as Salinas made off with an 11-2 win. Does Salinas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pacific Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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