Baseball Preview: Mission San Jose Warriors vs. Mt. Eden Monarchs
The Mission San Jose Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Mt. Eden Monarchs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mission San Jose will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Thursday, Mission San Jose came up short against Moreau Catholic and fell 6-3.
Mission San Jose saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chibin Loo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Aaron Bettencourt, who scored a run and stole a base.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Mt. Eden had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against San Leandro on Friday. Mt. Eden has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, Mt. Eden hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Mission San Jose's loss dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Mt. Eden, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-11.
Mission San Jose took their win against Mt. Eden when the teams last played back in February of 2016 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mission San Jose since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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