Gonzales is 2-8 against Pacific Grove since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Gonzales Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Pacific Grove Breakers at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Gonzales' offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-0 walloping at the hands of Watsonville on Thursday. Gonzales has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Pacific Grove got the win against Monte Vista Christian on Monday by a conclusive 7-1. The win was just what Pacific Grove needed coming off of an 11-3 defeat in their prior game.
Alex Giammanco was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Giammanco was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Isis Turner and Jasmine Booker did most of the damage at the plate: Turner went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run, while Booker scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Erin Shoemaker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Gonzales' loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Pacific Grove, the victory got them back to even at 7-7-1.
Gonzales suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Pacific Grove in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Giammanco, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Now that Gonzales knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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