Pacific Grove is 2-7 against St. Francis since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pacific Grove Breakers will look to defend their home field against the St. Francis Sharks at 4:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Pacific Grove had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Hollister.
Meanwhile, St. Francis entered their tilt with Monte Vista Christian with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. St. Francis might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Trey Silva made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Silva has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Silva was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, Javier Fonseca was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Donovan Dominguez was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Pacific Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 5-18. As for St. Francis, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Pacific Grove might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from St. Francis when the teams last played back in April. Will Pacific Grove have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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