Baseball Preview: Palma Chieftains vs. Monterey Dores
The Palma Chieftains are on the road again on Thursday to play the Monterey Dores at 6:00 p.m. Palma knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Monterey likes a good challenge.
Palma will face Monterey after dropping another heartbreaker against Carmel on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. Palma fell just short of Carmel by a score of 12-10. Palma has not had much luck with Carmel recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Bubba Martinez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Johnny Carnazzo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Monterey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Salinas by a score of 3-2.
Palma's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9. As for Monterey, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Palma came out on top in a nail-biter against Monterey in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Monterey's Nate Wedderburn, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Palma still be able to contain Wedderburn? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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