Watsonville waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They beat the Pacific Grove Breakers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Watsonville also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Amelia Martinez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Julia Maldonado was excellent, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
On Pacific Grove's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Gaona, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Watsonville pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Pacific Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9-1.
Watsonville will head out on the road to square off against Santa Catalina at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Watsonville is facing Santa Catalina at the right time seeing as Santa Catalina is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Pacific Grove, they will head out on the road to face off against Monte Vista Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Monte Vista Christian knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past five games -- so hopefully Pacific Grove likes a good challenge.
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