Baseball Preview: Rosemead Panthers vs. South El Monte Eagles
The Rosemead Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the South El Monte Eagles at 3:30 p.m. Rosemead will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Rosemead is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on El Monte with a sharp 13-3 victory on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Rosemead with their most commanding win of the season.
Andrew Wong was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Frank Weisbrod, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, South El Monte waltzed into their game on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 10-6. South El Monte's win was all the more impressive since Marshall was averaging only 3.61 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Ryan Leon, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Xavier Cordova was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Rosemead's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-9. As for South El Monte, their win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5.
Rosemead was able to grind out a solid victory over South El Monte in their previous matchup back in March, winning 5-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was South El Monte's Emiliano Gonzalez, who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rosemead still be able to contain Gonzalez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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