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

Rosemead is 2-8 against South El Monte since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Eagles at 3:30 p.m. Rosemead will be strutting in after a victory while South El Monte will be coming in after a defeat.

Rosemead gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on El Monte 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.

Logan Mojica

Runs

04/07/25 vs El Monte	3
04/30/25 @ El Monte	2
04/16/25 @ Mountain View	2
04/11/25 vs Gabrielino	1
03/28/25 vs Mountain View	1
+ 3 more games

Logan Mojica was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Rosemead is undefeated when Mojica posts two or more runs, but 4-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Richard Gonzalez, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.

Meanwhile, South El Monte fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Marshall on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 8-5 to Marshall. That makes it the first time this season South El Monte has let down their home crowd.

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. Julian Renteria also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Rosemead's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-12. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs 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.

Rosemead might still be hurting after the 17-1 defeat they got from South El Monte in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.