Baseball Preview: Monte Vista Monarchs vs. Mount Miguel Matadors
Monte Vista is 10-0 against Mount Miguel since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Monte Vista Monarchs will head out on the road to challenge the Mount Miguel Matadors at 4:00 p.m. Monte Vista is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Monte Vista gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on West Hills with a sharp 12-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Monte Vista.
Caleb Taa Jones made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Taa Jones was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Justyn Stone and Damian Ordaz did most of the damage at the plate: Stone scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Ordaz scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Diego Cortez was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mount Miguel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They suffered a rough 16-1 loss at the hands of Valhalla.
Monte Vista is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. As for Mount Miguel, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Monte Vista was able to grind out a solid win over Mount Miguel when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 7-2. Does Monte Vista have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mount Miguel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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