There's no place like home for Carmel, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pacific Grove Breakers a 4-0 shutout on Monday. This was payback for Carmel, who suffered a 6-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Allison Hacker, who gave up just five hits to keep Pacific Grove off the board. Hacker has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Carmel saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ky Dahle, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Carmel is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Pacific Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Carmel will take on Monte Vista Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Carmel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Pacific Grove, they will be playing at home against Santa Catalina at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pacific Grove is facing Santa Catalina at the right time seeing as Santa Catalina is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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