Morro Bay is 1-9 against Templeton since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Morro Bay Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Templeton Eagles at 4:30 p.m.
Morro Bay is is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They fell 5-1 to Pioneer Valley.
Meanwhile, Templeton waltzed into their contest on Thursday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They blew past the Spartans 11-1. Templeton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matches by seven runs or more this season.
Isaak Kirschenstein was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Kirschenstein has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kirschenstein was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Templeton let Aiden Wall and Ethan Meyers loose on the outfield. Wall went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and a double, while Meyers scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bo Swan, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Morro Bay's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Templeton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Morro Bay came up short against Templeton in their previous meeting back in February, falling 9-6. Can Morro Bay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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