Baseball Recap: Laguna Creek Cardinals vs. Monterey Trail Mustangs
Laguna Creek won the last time they faced Monterey Trail, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Laguna Creek Cardinals walked away with a 10-5 win over the Monterey Trail Mustangs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Laguna Creek.
Jacob Halseth made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Halseth was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Seth Lal was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Alex Parish, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
On Monterey Trail's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Coronado, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles.
Laguna Creek is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Monterey Trail, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Laguna Creek will take on Bear Creek at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bear Creek knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Laguna Creek likes a good challenge. As for Monterey Trail, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Center at 4:00 p.m. Monterey Trail is facing Center at the right time seeing as Center is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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