The Monterey Trail Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Rosemont Wolverine at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Monterey Trail is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Monterey Trail lost 8-1 to Burbank on Thursday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rosemont, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Galt 9-8.
The team relied heavily on Jay Mitchell, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gavin Terry, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Monterey Trail has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-13 record this season. As for Rosemont, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-17-1.
Monterey Trail took their win against Rosemont in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monterey Trail since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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