The Paraclete Spirits will head out on the road to take on the Northwood Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Paraclete's offense. They fell just short of Bishop Amat by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. The shutout was out of character for the Spirits seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Cole Mercier was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
Laguna Beach typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Northwood proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Breakers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Timberwolves have posted since March 12th.
Northwood has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-13-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Paraclete, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-13.
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