Baseball Game Preview: Mountain View Vikings vs. El Monte Lions

Mountain View is 8-2 against El Monte since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Lions at 3:30 p.m. Mountain View will be strutting in after a win while El Monte will be coming in after a defeat.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Mountain View turned things around against Gabrielino on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 13-4 margin over the Eagles. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their one-run performance the match before.

ALEX MORENO made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. MORENO was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Mountain View: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-10 otherwise.

ADAM ALCANTAR

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/30/25 @ Gabrielino	3
04/07/25 vs Gabrielino	1
04/02/25 vs Arroyo	1
03/15/25 vs Southlands Christian	1

In other batting news, ADAM ALCANTAR was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of EDER SALES, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.

Meanwhile, El Monte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 35th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 11-1 to Rosemead.

El Monte saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Aleman, who went 1-for-3 with one double.

El Monte's loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Mountain View, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.

Mountain View took their win against El Monte in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 8-2 score. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.