Pacific Grove fell victim to Salinas and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Salinas Cowboys by a score of 2-0. The loss continues a trend for Pacific Grove in their matchups with Salinas: they've now lost seven in a row.
Pacific Grove saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Edmonds, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Salinas' side, not much got past Jordan Isla, who gave up just five hits to keep Pacific Grove off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Palmer, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Pacific Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 5-20. As for Salinas, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pacific Grove will take on Carmel at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Carmel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Salinas, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hollister at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Salinas' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Hollister's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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