Monterey Trail is 0-9 against Laguna Creek since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Monterey Trail Mustangs will be playing at home against the Laguna Creek Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Monterey Trail will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Monterey Trail can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Everything went their way against Johnson as Monterey Trail made off with a 17-4 victory.
Damian Vazquez and Christian Coronado were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Vazquez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Coronado struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. At the plate, Vazquez scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Coronado got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabe Coronado, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Andrew Brown was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Laguna Creek didn't have quite enough to beat Inderkum on Monday and fell 3-2.
Laguna Creek saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Collum, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a double.
Monterey Trail's win bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Laguna Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Tuesday's matchup might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Monterey Trail has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .446. However, it's not like Laguna Creek struggles in that department as they've averaged .453. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Monterey Trail might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Laguna Creek when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Monterey Trail, Jace Villanueva (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over 6.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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