Baseball Recap: St. Francis Sharks vs. Monterey Dores
St. Francis came tearing into Thursday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Monterey Dores by a score of 5-2. Five seems to be a good number for St. Francis as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Adrian Leon tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits.
On the hitting side, Nash Horton was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
On Monterey's side, Steph Russo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gino Grammatico, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Francis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Monterey, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10.
St. Francis will be playing at home against Hollister at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Francis is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Monterey, they will head out on the road to face off against Monte Vista Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Monterey is facing Monte Vista Christian at the right time seeing as Monte Vista Christian is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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