The Paramount Pirates will challenge the Mayfair Monsoons at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Paramount has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Mayfair will come in with seven straight wins.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Paramount's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-0 to Long Beach Poly, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Mayfair came out on top against Lynwood last Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive 18-run first inning. The Monsoons blew past the Knights 21-1. The Monsoons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by seven runs or more this season.
Josiah Gamez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Aidan Sullivan was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Tyler Brim was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and two RBI.
Mayfair was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .350 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Mayfair's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-6. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Paramount, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Paramount came out on top in a nail-biter against Mayfair in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the squad 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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