The Galt Warriors will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Florin Panthers at 3:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Galt has struggled recently with 11 defeats in a row, while Florin will arrive with six straight victories.
Galt's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against El Dorado on Thursday. They fell victim to a rough 6-0 loss at the hands of the Cougars. That's two games in a row now that Galt has lost by exactly six runs.
Meanwhile, Florin can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They never let Foothill onto the board and left with a 24-0 win. Florin's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Martin Vega and Mason McNany made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Vega struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, McNany tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Vega has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Vega went 3-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple, while McNany scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on JaLon Johnson, who scored five runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Eduardo Ramirez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Galt's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Florin, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Everything went Galt's way against Florin when the teams last played back in April of 2015 as Galt made off with a 20-4 victory. Will Galt repeat their success, or does Florin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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