Preview: Salinas Cowboys vs. Monterey Dores
The Salinas Cowboys will be playing in front of their home fans against the Monterey Dores at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Salinas: 3.3, Monterey: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, Salinas fell victim to a tough 11-2 defeat at the hands of St. Francis.
Salinas saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Palmer, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Monterey unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Carlmont.
Salinas' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Monterey, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Salinas has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Monterey struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Salinas couldn't quite finish off Monterey in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for Salinas, Cam Miramontes (who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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