Baseball Recap: Monterey Plainsmen vs. Horizon Scorpions
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Monterey had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Horizon Scorpions with a sharp 7-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Monterey who now have six in a row.
Jackson Jolly made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Jolly has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jolly was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Carter Bovkoon was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Horizon's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joan Perez, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Monterey pushed their record up to 22-18-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Horizon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-12-1 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Monterey beat Horizon by a score of 7-1 later that day.
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