Alisal extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping their season record down to 13-10 in the process. They fell 9-4 to the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs. If the Trojans were looking for revenge after losing 6-5 to the Mustangs when the teams met back in April of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Monte Vista Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games.
For Monte Vista Christian's part, Parker Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Brown has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
In other pitching news, Monte Vista Christian got a great performance from Zack Gong as he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Mikie Melenudo, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Dante Darnell, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
While Alisal had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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