Baseball Recap: Montebello Oilers vs. Bell Gardens Lancers
Montebello won against El Rancho last Thursday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Montebello Oilers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Bell Gardens Lancers. Winning may never get old, but Montebello sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Jeremy Vargas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Fernando Cruz was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gus Salazar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Bell Gardens' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Erick Perea, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Montebello has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Bell Gardens, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Montebello will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bell Gardens: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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