Baseball Recap: Everett Alvarez Comes Up Short

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

05/09/25 vs Monte Vista Christian	3-9
05/08/25 vs San Lorenzo Valley	7-6
05/07/25 @ Monte Vista Christian	6-4
05/02/25 @ North Monterey County	6-4
04/30/25 vs North Monterey County	3-8

Everett Alvarez dropped their record down to 11-13 on Friday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs, falling 9-3. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mustangs earlier this season, when they won 6-4.

As for Monte Vista Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games.

For Monte Vista Christian's part, they got a great performance from Chris Bautista as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Bautista has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Carter Wright was incredible, going 3-for-5 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Cortez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Everett Alvarez will challenge rival Rancho San Juan at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Monte Vista Christian is set to take on their familiar foe Alisal at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mustangs 2.5, the Trojans 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.