Baseball Preview: Marshall Eagles vs. El Monte Lions
Marshall is 9-1 against El Monte since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Marshall Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the El Monte Lions at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Marshall fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Arroyo on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 3-2. Marshall has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wes Pendleton was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out seven batters over 8.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Pendleton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, sadly, El Monte is still looking for their first win of the season after 15 matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-3 walloping at the hands of Rosemead on Wednesday.
Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for El Monte, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Everything went Marshall's way against El Monte in their previous matchup back in March as Marshall made off with an 18-1 win. Does Marshall have another victory up their sleeve, or will El Monte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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