The Exeter Monarchs will face off against the Avenal Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Exeter has seven straight victories, Avenal has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Exeter's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Arvin as Exeter made off with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Monarchs, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Tyler Trimble was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade McElmoyl, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Exeter hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Avenal came up short against Granite Hills on Friday, falling 20-3. That's two games in a row now that the Buccaneers have lost by exactly 17 runs.
Exeter's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Avenal, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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