Hollister is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Monterey is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hollister Haybalers will take on the Monterey Dores at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Hollister: 2, Monterey: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, it was close, but Hollister sidestepped Willow Glen for a 6-5 win.
Johnny Casares spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, Mia Phillips was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Grace Peffley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Monterey stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let North Monterey County onto the board and left with a 19-0 victory. With that win, Monterey brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Ella Myers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Myers has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Myers was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Monterey got a massive performance out of Denae Lee, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Jordyn McGirt was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Hollister's victory bumped their record up to 17-2. As for Monterey, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Hollister hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Monterey struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Hollister couldn't quite finish off Monterey in their previous matchup back in March and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Myers, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Now that Hollister knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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