The Monache Marauders will face off against the Mt. Whitney Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Monache is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Redwood just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (4-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Monache saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Baxter, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Mt. Whitney and El Diamante, and Mt. Whitney kept the tradition alive. The Pioneers had just enough and edged out the Miners 4-3 on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Pioneers have won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Genaro Villarreal, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Matteo Zuniga was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double.
Monache's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Mt. Whitney, their win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-19.
Monache was able to grind out a solid victory over Mt. Whitney when the teams last played back in April, winning 7-2. Will the Marauders repeat their success, or do the Pioneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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