Baseball Game Preview: El Monte Lions vs. Marshall Eagles

El Monte hasn't had much luck against Marshall recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lions will take on the Eagles at 3:15 p.m.

El Monte is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 30th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They came up short against Mountain View, falling 8-2.

El Monte saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cesar Castro, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. That run marked the first that Castro scored this season.

Meanwhile, Marshall beat Arroyo 9-6 on Wednesday.

Marshall also got a great performance from Michael Gerst as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.

On the hitting side, Adan Castro was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024. Ben Muro was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Marshall has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for El Monte, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.

El Monte might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Marshall in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.