The Pacific Grove Breakers will face off against the St. Monica Mariners at 11:00  a.m.  on Saturday. The last five games Pacific Grove has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Pacific Grove and Alisal meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again  on Friday. The Breakers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with  a  4-2  win over the Trojans.
 The team  relied heavily on  River Lyon, who  went 2-for-3 with two  RBI and one  run. That's the most  RBI  he has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, St. Monica had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with  a   13-8  victory over the Wildcatz.
  Gabriel Campbell and  Dylan Hyman did most of the damage at the plate:  Campbell  got on base  in four of his five plate appearances with four  stolen bases, two  runs,  and one  double, while  Hyman  got on base  in three of his five plate appearances with two  stolen bases, three  RBI,  and two  runs. St. Monica is undefeated when  Campbell posts two or  more  runs, but 6-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of  Liam Bernheimer, who  went 1-for-2 with two  runs and one  stolen base.
 Pacific Grove is  on a roll lately: they've  won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record  this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for St. Monica, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
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