Baseball Recap: Cesar Chavez Sets Scoring Season-High Against South Mountain

Champions

Team Score (Highest)

03/28/25 vs South Mountain	29
03/26/25 @ South Mountain	22
03/25/25 vs Maryvale	20
02/26/25 vs Kellis	20
02/28/25 vs Fairfax	16

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cesar Chavez). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the South Mountain Jaguars a 29-0 shutout on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Champions in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won nine in a row.

Carlos Leon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in February. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Cesar Chavez is undefeated when Leon posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cesar Valentin-Rochin, who scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Christian Macklis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Cesar Chavez always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .814. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .538 or higher in five consecutive matches.

Cesar Chavez's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 21.0 runs over those games. As for South Mountain, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cesar Chavez will head out to take on Tolleson at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for South Mountain, they will venture away from home to face off against Browne at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. South Mountain's pitchers better be ready for this one: Browne has averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.