Soledad is 1-9 against Palma since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Aztecs will square off against the Chieftains at 4:00 p.m.
Soledad is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Monterey on Monday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Toreadors.
Meanwhile, Palma had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. Everything went their way against the Sharks as they made off with a 13-7 win. The Chieftains might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Rocco Razzeca and Zach Gonzales made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Razzeca tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Gonzales didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Razzeca has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. At the plate, Razzeca went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double, while Gonzales went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run. Those two RBI gave Gonzales a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cesar Mercado, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Alioto, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and one run.
Soledad's loss dropped their record down to 9-16-1. As for Palma, their record is now 19-7.
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