Morgan Hill – The Gilroy Mustangs picked up their second win in as many days with a 7-5 decision over Sobrato Tuesday in Morgan Hill.
The Mustangs, who took had a 7-0 lead by the fifth inning, held off a late rally by the Bulldogs (2-13-1, 0-8-1) who scored all five if their runs in the last three innings.
Gilroy improved to 10-8 overall and 6-4 in TCAL. With the win, the Mustangs moved ahead of Salinas (5-5-1) in the league standings to take sole ownership of third place.
In other TCAL games, second-place Palma beat North Salinas 10-6 and Live Oak beat Salinas 7-2.
The Mustangs are back in action at home Thursday against San Benito at 4pm.
Gilroy 7, Sobrato 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Gilroy 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 7 9 1
Sobrato 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 5 3
Gilroy (10-8, 6-4 TCAL), Sobrato (2-13-1, 0-8-1 TCAL)
