The Salinas Cowboys will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hollister Haybalers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Salinas: 2.7, Hollister: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Monday, Salinas beat North Salinas 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Salinas.
Abi Jones spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sam Regalado was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Janelle Ramirez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Hollister had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Dores by a score of 6-2. Six seems to be a good number for Hollister as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mia Phillips was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Peffley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Salinas is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Hollister, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Salinas hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Hollister struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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