Baseball Game Preview: South El Monte Eagles vs. El Monte Lions

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Previous Games

03/26/25 - Away	13-0 W
04/25/24 - Away	11-1 W
03/28/24 - Home	12-2 W
04/21/23 - Home	14-1 W
03/24/23 - Away	19-2 W
+ 5 more games

South El Monte has gone 8-2 against El Monte recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Eagles will host the Lions at 3:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South El Monte has five straight victories, El Monte has 31 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

South El Monte will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Arroyo, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Eagles came out on top against the Knights by a score of 5-1 on Friday.

South El Monte's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Emiliano Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Gabriel Canchola was another, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.

Meanwhile, El Monte fell victim to Marshall and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 12-0.

South El Monte pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for El Monte, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.

South El Monte's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's match. The Eagles have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for El Monte, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will South El Monte continue to outrun the ball?

Everything went South El Monte's way against El Monte when the teams last played back in March, as South El Monte made off with a 13-0 victory. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.