Preview: South El Monte Eagles vs. Marshall Eagles
South El Monte has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Marshall Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (South El Monte: 3.5, Marshall: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, South El Monte was able to grind out a solid win over Mountain View, taking the game 6-2.
Andrew Medina made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Medina has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Medina was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Anthony Romero was solid, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Marshall unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Glendale by a score of 6-4.
Marshall saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Muro, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
South El Monte pushed their record up to 9-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs per game. As for Marshall, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. South El Monte has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Marshall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5 strikeouts per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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