Softball Preview: Montebello Oilers vs. Bell Gardens Lancers
Montebello is 1-9 against Bell Gardens since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Montebello Oilers will be playing at home against the Bell Gardens Lancers at 3:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Montebello's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Schurr on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 16-0 loss at the hands of the Spartans. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Montebello's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Bell Gardens also failed to score in their most recent game. They suffered a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Mark Keppel on Monday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Bell Gardens in their matchups with Mark Keppel: they've now lost five in a row.
Montebello's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Bell Gardens, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Montebello might still be hurting after the 14-4 defeat they got from Bell Gardens when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bell Gardens' Gabriella Alvarado, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Montebello knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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