Friday just wasn't the day for Monterey's offense. They lost 7-0 to the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates on Friday. The Plainsmen were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
This is the second loss in a row for Monterey and nudges their season record down to 9-9. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 15-5-1 Amarillo (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 76.9% over those games). As for Lubbock-Cooper, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Coming up, Monterey will welcome Palo Duro at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palo Duro has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.21 runs per game on average), something Monterey will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lubbock-Cooper, they will head out to take on Amarillo at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lubbock-Cooper will need to watch out since Amarillo has now posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
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