Palma extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 5-13-1 in the process. They lost 11-0 to the Monterey Dores. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Dores this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-0 back in April.
As for Monterey, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games.
For Monterey's part, Ella Myers made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Myers has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and one RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Monterey got a massive performance out of Denae Lee, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI Lee has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Ryanna Elliott, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Palma will take on rival Watsonville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Monterey is set to face off against their familiar foe Everett Alvarez at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Dores 2.7, the Eagles 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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