Baseball Game Preview: Dublin Gaels vs. Monte Vista Mustangs

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Previous Games

03/15/24 - Home	9-2 W
03/17/23 - Away	2-1 W
04/20/22 - Home	3-2 W
04/02/21 - Away	0-11 L
03/31/21 - Home	0-14 L
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Dublin and Monte Vista are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. Dublin will face off against Monte Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Dublin's pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so Monte Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Dublin fell victim to De La Salle and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Gaels were not able to get on the board.

Dublin got a good showing from Kaleb McElmurry, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McElmurry has been consistent : he hasn't given up a single earned run in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Dublin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Moddelmog, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Monte Vista came up short against Granada on Wednesday and fell 8-5. The Mustangs have struggled against the Matadors recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.

Tony Keeling was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Zane Worth also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.

Monte Vista's record now sits at 2-8. As for Dublin, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2.

Everything went Dublin's way against Monte Vista in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Dublin made off with a 9-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dublin since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.