St. Monica won the last time they faced Salesian, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The St. Monica Mariners sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over the Salesian Mustangs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Monica.
For Salesian's part, Sebastian Castellanos and Vicente Ruiz stepped up to the plate in a big way. Castellanos scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Ruiz scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Munoz, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Salesian hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
St. Monica's victory bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Salesian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-8.
St. Monica will head out on the road to take on Beverly Hills at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Salesian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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