The Everett Alvarez Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Monterey Dores at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Everett Alvarez 4.1, Monterey 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Friday just wasn't the day for Everett Alvarez's offense. They lost 10-0 to Salinas on Friday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Cowboys recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Monterey entered their tilt with Palma on Wednesday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They never let the Chieftains get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. The Dores might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.
Ella Myers made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, 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, Denae Lee was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI she 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.
Monterey pushed their record up to 17-3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Everett Alvarez, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Everett Alvarez has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Monterey struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everett Alvarez couldn't quite get it done against Monterey in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 4-0. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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