The Pacific Grove Breakers will head out on the road to face off against the Carmel Padres at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Carmel took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Pacific Grove, who comes in off a win.
Pacific Grove is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Monte Vista Christian (and have done all season long). Everything went Pacific Grove's way against Monte Vista Christian on Friday as Pacific Grove made off with a 10-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Pacific Grove considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Carmel unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 11-6 to King City.
Carmel saw ten different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Mangiapane, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Mangiapane has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Nicole Tapson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Carmel hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as King City struck out six times.
Pacific Grove is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9-1 record this season. As for Carmel, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.
Pacific Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Carmel in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pacific Grove since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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