Baseball Recap: Monte Vista Drops Season-High Score on El Cajon Valley

Monarchs

Team Score (Highest)

05/06/25 vs El Cajon Valley	23
05/02/25 @ El Cajon Valley	18
04/25/25 @ Steele Canyon	18
03/25/25 vs Palmer Trinity	9
03/19/25 vs La Jolla	9

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monte Vista). Everything went their way against the El Cajon Valley Braves on Tuesday as they made off with a 23-6 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 18-0 on Friday.

Orlando Rupley made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was even better at the plate, getting on base in two of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

In other pitching news, Xavier Wilson looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

Back at the plate, Robert Vasquez was incredible, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). John Rocha also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Monte Vista kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 11.6.

The win made it two in a row for Monte Vista and bumps their season record up to 6-17. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for El Cajon Valley, they dropped their record down to 0-16 with the loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Monte Vista will square off against Mount Miguel at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Matadors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.59 runs per game on average), something the Monarchs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for El Cajon Valley, they will challenge West Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Wolf Pack will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something the Braves surely won't give up without a fight.