The Plainview Bulldogs will take on the Monterey Plainsmen at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Plainview didn't have quite enough to beat Tascosa and fell 6-5.
Meanwhile, Monterey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost an 11-9 heartbreaker at the hands of Coronado. That's two games in a row now that the Plainsmen have lost by exactly two runs.
Kannon Peters was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Brent Sanders was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Plainview's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Monterey, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15-1.
Plainview skirted past Monterey 9-7 in their previous meeting on Saturday. Does Plainview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monterey turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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