Salinas and Monterey are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Salinas Cowboys will head out on the road to take on the Monterey Dores at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Salinas lost 14-2 to Hollister on Thursday. Salinas has not had much luck with Hollister recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Lily Munoz was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Notre Dame typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Monterey proved too difficult a challenge. They never let the Spirits onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Not much got past Ella Myers, who gave up just five hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Notre Dame off the board. Myers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ashley Gallagher, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Salinas' loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Monterey, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Salinas has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Monterey struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Salinas couldn't quite finish off Monterey in their previous meeting back in April and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Myers, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Salinas 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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