For the second straight game, Exeter will face off against Reedley. The Monarchs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Pirates at 6:30 p.m. Exeter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Exeter is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since April 2nd on Wednesday. They fell just short of Reedley by a score of 3-1. The Monarchs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Reedley's part, their victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Braden Ortiz, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI Ortiz has posted since back in March.
Reedley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are 5-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Reedley's win bumped their record up to 11-12. As for Exeter, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-9.
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