Baseball Preview: Palma Chieftains vs. Pacific Grove Breakers
Palma is 9-1 against Pacific Grove since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Palma Chieftains will be playing at home against the Pacific Grove Breakers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palma has three straight victories, Pacific Grove has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Palma was able to grind out a solid win over Saint Francis, taking the game 8-5. That's two games straight that Palma has won by exactly three runs.
Nathan Garcia looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Manny Dorantes was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Rocco Razzeca was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pacific Grove fell victim to a rough 12-3 loss at the hands of Carmel on Thursday.
Palma's victory bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Pacific Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
Everything went Palma's way against Pacific Grove in their previous meeting back in March as Palma made off with a 9-3 win. Does Palma 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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