Morro Bay is 2-8 against Santa Ynez since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Morro Bay Pirates will be staying on the road to face off against the Santa Ynez Pirates at 3:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Morro Bay fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Mission College Prep on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Royals by a score of 9-8.
Caleb Calhoun was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Quentin Crotts, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Morro Bay was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mission College Prep only hit two.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Santa Ynez were a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. Their rough 7-1 defeat to Pioneer Valley might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Santa Ynez has scored all season.
Santa Ynez saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dallas Deforest, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Morro Bay's record is now 3-5. As for Santa Ynez, their record now sits at 6-3.
Morro Bay suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Santa Ynez in their previous matchup back in May of 2018. Can Morro Bay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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