Ja'Marcus Smith turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his eighth in a row with more than five strikeouts. This year, Smith has an ERA of 1.92 over 58.3 innings pitched.
Smith's strong effort led Monterey over Amarillo and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Amarillo is coming into the match hot: they've won nine straight at home. Will Monterey have enough to hand them a loss? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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