After two games on the road, St. Francis is heading back home. They will take on the Monterey Dores at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Francis: 3.5, Monterey: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Francis gave up the first runs on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Palma by a score of 6-3.
Trey Silva and Micah Cervantes were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Silva pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Cervantes pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Silva has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Silva went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Cervantes scored a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, JR Pedro Ibarra was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Adrian Leon was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Monterey's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Carmel on Monday. Monterey has struggled against Carmel recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Francis is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Monterey, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.
St. Francis was able to grind out a solid victory over Monterey in their previous meeting back in April, winning 5-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Monterey's Nate Wedderburn, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Francis still be able to contain Wedderburn? There's only one way to find out.
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