The Soledad Aztecs will head out on the road to challenge the Hollister Haybalers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Palma hit Soledad with a six-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Aztecs fell 7-2 to the Chieftains. The Aztecs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hollister, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Monterey on Thursday as they made off with a 10-0 victory.
Trent Roach was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Gavin Rodriguez and Wes Aviles did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Aviles went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one double. Those three hits gave Aviles a new career-high. Evan Mendoza was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Hollister was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Soledad's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Hollister, their record is now 10-7.
Soledad skirted past Hollister 5-3 in their previous meeting on Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Aztecs 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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