Colony had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They walked away with a 9-5 win over the Claremont Wolfpack. That's two games straight that Colony has won by exactly four runs.
Colony got a great performance from Steven Gonzales as he pitched five innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Gonzales has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Diego Martinez-Gomez and Jacob Pulido did most of the damage at the plate: Martinez-Gomez scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Pulido scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Pulido has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Josh Kelly was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Colony's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs per game. As for Claremont, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Colony will have a chance to go back-to-back against Claremont: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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