Baseball Recap: Monte Vista Has No Trouble Against El Cajon Valley

Monte Vista won the last time they faced El Cajon Valley and things went their way on Friday too. The Monarchs' pitchers stepped up to hand the Braves an 18-0 shutout. That looming 18-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Monarchs yet this season.

Adrian Gutierrez looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

Damian Ordaz

Runs

05/02/25 @ El Cajon Valley	3
04/25/25 @ Steele Canyon	3
03/19/25 vs La Jolla	2
03/25/25 vs Palmer Trinity	1
03/24/25 vs Morse	1
+ 1 more games

On the hitting side, Monte Vista let Damian Ordaz and Anthony Kephart run wild. Ordaz went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI, while Kephart went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Ordaz has become a key player for Monte Vista: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-17 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Xavier Wilson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Monte Vista kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 10.8.

Monte Vista's record is now 5-17. As for El Cajon Valley, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-15.

Monte Vista will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Braves: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.