Pacific Grove is 1-9 against Monterey since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Breakers will square off against the Dores at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Pacific Grove came up short against Salinas and fell 7-3. That's two games in a row now that the Breakers have lost by exactly four runs.
Pacific Grove saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isis Turner, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Monterey had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Chieftains with a sharp 8-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Dores, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Nicole Seal spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits.
At the plate, Monterey got a massive performance out of Denae Lee, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ryanna Elliott, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Monterey hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive contests.
Monterey's record is now 8-3. As for Pacific Grove, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Pacific Grove suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Monterey in their previous matchup on March 4th. Can the Breakers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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