Carmel is 8-2 against Pacific Grove since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Carmel Padres will head out on the road to challenge the Pacific Grove Breakers at 4:00 p.m. Carmel's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Pacific Grove's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Carmel had just enough and edged Monterey out 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Carmel.
Hudson Rutherford looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ty Arnold, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Jackson Loyd was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pacific Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-2 walloping at the hands of Salinas.
Pacific Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Stutzman, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Carmel pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs per game. As for Pacific Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Carmel was able to grind out a solid win over Pacific Grove when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 6-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pacific Grove's Rey Avila, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Carmel to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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