Softball Preview: Monterey Trail Mustangs vs. Inderkum Tigers
Monterey Trail is 0-4 against Inderkum since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Monterey Trail Mustangs are on the road again to play the Inderkum Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Monterey Trail is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Monterey Trail gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They skirted past Kennedy 4-2.
Marissa Montano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Monterey Trail's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Coronado, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Inderkum was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-1 walloping at the hands of Bella Vista.
Monterey Trail pushed their record up to 12-8 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Inderkum, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9-1.
Inderkum's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Monterey Trail has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Inderkum, though, as they've been averaging only 4. Will Monterey Trail keep running through batters, or will Inderkum buck the trend?
Monterey Trail might still be hurting after the 16-3 loss they got from Inderkum in their previous matchup back in March of 2017. Thankfully for Monterey Trail, Sabrina Guerra (who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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