The Palma Chieftains will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the St. Francis Sharks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Palma narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Monterey 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Palma.
Palma's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Shannon, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Francis scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on Pacific Grove with a sharp 17-1 victory. St. Francis might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Palma now has a winning record of 7-6. As for St. Francis, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
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