The Berkeley Yellowjackets will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Monte Vista Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Berkeley's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Monte Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Berkeley is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering College Park just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. Their rough 8-0 defeat to the Falcons might stick with them for a while.
Berkeley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arson Ormsby, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Meanwhile, everything went Monte Vista's way against Dougherty Valley on Friday as Monte Vista made off with a 14-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Monte Vista.
Colton Castro looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Daniel Kerrigan was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ronan French, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Berkeley's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Monte Vista, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Berkeley skirted past Monte Vista 4-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Will Berkeley repeat their success, or does Monte Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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