Baseball Recap: Mount Miguel Comes Up Short

Mount Miguel had lost five straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 7-16 to make it six. They lost 10-0 to the Monte Vista Monarchs. That's two games in a row now that the Matadors have lost by exactly ten runs.

As for Monte Vista, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-17. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games.

For Monte Vista's part, not much got past Adrian Gutierrez, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Mount Miguel off the board. Gutierrez also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Monarchs are 4-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-15 otherwise.

At the plate, Xavier Wilson and Damian Ordaz did most of the damage at the plate: Wilson went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple, while Ordaz went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Monte Vista is undefeated when Ordaz posts two or more runs, but 2-17 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Robert Vasquez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.

While Mount Miguel had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.