Baseball Preview: Monte Vista Monarchs vs. Valhalla Norsemen
Monte Vista is 2-8 against Valhalla since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Monte Vista Monarchs will head out on the road to challenge the Valhalla Norsemen at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Monte Vista: 3.7, Valhalla: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Monte Vista is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering West Hills just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolf Pack. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Monte Vista couldn't push the score so high this time.
Reuben Cabugwas was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. David Aceron was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Valhalla can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 17-0 margin over Mount Miguel. Winning may never get old, but Valhalla sure is getting used to it with their 11th in a row.
The result came thanks to Noah Connor's shutout, as he gave up just six hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Brennan Simonet was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Moulton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-6.
Monte Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7-1. As for Valhalla, they pushed their record up to 18-6 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Monte Vista came up short against Valhalla when the teams last played back in April, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valhalla's Colton Stinkeoway, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Now that Monte Vista knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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