Baseball Game Preview: Exeter Monarchs vs. Central Valley Christian Cavaliers

For the second straight game, Exeter will face off against Central Valley Christian. The Monarchs will head out to challenge the Cavaliers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Exeter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.

Exeter took a eight-run loss the last time they faced off against Central Valley Christian, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Monarchs skirted past the Cavaliers 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Monarchs have posted since April 5th.

Ivan Pepe was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs.

Exeter's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-7. As for Central Valley Christian, they dropped their record down to 10-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.