The Gilroy Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Santa Teresa Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Gilroy beat North Salinas 6-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Gilroy.
Jocelyn Ta looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Dani Wilson was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Andrea Alvarez, who went 4-for-4 with three doubles and an RBI.
Santa Teresa proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by six) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Monterey a 2-0 shutout.
Santa Teresa saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Savannah Herbst, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Gilroy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Santa Teresa, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Gilroy skirted past Santa Teresa 1-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gilroy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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