Monte Vista Christian is 0-5 against Pacific Grove since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Monte Vista Christian Mustangs will be playing at home against the Pacific Grove Breakers at 4:30 p.m. Neither Monte Vista Christian nor Pacific Grove posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Wednesday, Monte Vista Christian came up short against King City and fell 6-2. Monte Vista Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mae Martin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Kayla Fullalove-Silveira was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a triple.
Even though they lost, Monte Vista Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Pacific Grove didn't have quite enough to beat Watsonville on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for Pacific Grove in their matchups with Watsonville: they've now lost four in a row.
Pacific Grove saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Gaona, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Monte Vista Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Pacific Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9-1.
Friday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Monte Vista Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .374. However, it's not like Pacific Grove struggles in that department as they've averaged .324. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Monte Vista Christian suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Pacific Grove in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pacific Grove's Alex Giammanco, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Monte Vista Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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