Salinas won the last time they faced Monte Vista Christian, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Salinas Cowboys put the hurt on the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs with a sharp 14-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Salinas.
Salinas got a big performance out of Gavin Rainey, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Palmer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Monte Vista Christian's side, Carter Wright was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Salinas' win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-10. As for Monte Vista Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-21.
Salinas will head out on the road to challenge Pacific Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Salinas' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Pacific Grove's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Monte Vista Christian, they will be playing at home against Hollister at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Monte Vista Christian has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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