The Monterey Trail Mustangs are on the road again on Friday to play the Grant Pacers at 4:00 p.m. Monterey Trail is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Monterey Trail is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Inderkum (and have done all season long). Monterey Trail put the hurt on Inderkum with a sharp 7-1 win on Thursday.
Sophia Coronado made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Coronado was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Dakota Bumbaca and Liliana Ruelas did most of the damage at the plate: Bumbaca scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Ruelas scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Grant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their tough 12-2 defeat to McClatchy might stick with them for a while.
Monterey Trail has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Grant, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Monterey Trail took their victory against Grant in their previous meeting on April 3rd by a conclusive 17-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monterey Trail 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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