Monterey and Palma pushed the score to 12-11 the last time they played Palma, but on Wednesday defenses reigned supreme. The Toreadors sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Chieftains. The win was nothing new for the Toreadors as they're now sitting on three straight.
Johnny Money
| 03/20/26 @ St. Francis | 5 |
| 03/27/26 vs Carmel | 2 |
| 03/12/26 vs Salinas | 2 |
| 04/08/26 vs Palma | 1 |
Johnny Money spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. Monterey is undefeated when Money allows one or fewer earned runs, but 4-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Monterey's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Greyson Everett, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Monterey's record is now 8-6. As for Palma, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 8-6.
Monterey will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Chieftains: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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