Palma is 8-2 against Salinas since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Palma Chieftains will be playing at home against the Salinas Cowboys at 4:00 p.m. Palma will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Palma is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Pacific Grove with a sharp 17-1 win on Monday. With that victory, Palma brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Palma got a great performance from Damian Ybarra as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bubba Martinez, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Shannon, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Salinas suffered a tough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Carmel on Monday. Salinas has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Salinas saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Isla, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Palma has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Salinas, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Palma skirted past Salinas 6-5 in their previous matchup back in March. Does Palma have another victory up their sleeve, or will Salinas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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