Baseball Game Preview: South El Monte Eagles vs. Rosemead Panthers

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Previous Games

04/09/25 - Away	17-1 W
04/19/24 - Away	12-1 W
03/22/24 - Home	2-5 L
04/06/23 - Home	9-0 W
03/17/23 - Away	11-2 W
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South El Monte has gone 8-2 against Rosemead recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eagles will welcome the Panthers at 3:30 p.m. South El Monte is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.

South El Monte fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Marshall on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marshall. It was the first time this season that South El Monte let down their fans at home.

South El Monte saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Leon, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double. Armando Huizar was another, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Rosemead took on El Monte on Wednesday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 11-1 win. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

The team relied heavily on Logan Mojica, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Rosemead: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-12 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Richard Gonzalez, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.

Rosemead pushed their record up to 7-12 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for South El Monte, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 17-7.

South El Monte took their win against Rosemead in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 17-1 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.