Monterey Trail had lost six straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 9-17 to make it seven. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Franklin Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-7 back in April.
Alayah Duarte made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.
As for Franklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-11-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games.
On Franklin's side, they got a great performance from Leilani Garcia as she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Garcia has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Micayla Arlotto was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most triples she has posted since back in March. Julissa Sandoval was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI.
As of now, neither Monterey Trail nor Franklin have any future games scheduled.
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