The Avenal Buccaneers will head out to square off against the Exeter Monarchs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Avenal has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight defeats, while Exeter will come in with seven straight wins.
Avenal lost 20-3 to Granite Hills on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Buccaneers have lost by exactly 17 runs.
Meanwhile, Exeter never let their opponents score on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Arvin. Considering the Monarchs have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Tyler Trimble, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade McElmoyl, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Exeter hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive games.
Exeter's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Avenal, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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