The Salinas Cowboys will be playing in front of their home fans against the Monterey Dores at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Salinas: 3.7, Monterey: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Salinas is is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They fell just short of St. Francis by a score of 4-3.
Salinas got a good showing from Nathan Vazquez, who tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Vazquez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Salinas saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Isla, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Yeater, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Salinas didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Francis only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Monterey's offense. They fell 4-0 to Pacific Grove on Friday. Monterey has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Salinas' loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10. As for Monterey, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Salinas has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Monterey struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Salinas came up short against Monterey in their previous matchup back in March, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monterey's Jackson Everett, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Salinas knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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