The Morningside Monarchs will venture away from home to square off against the Saddleback Roadrunners at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Morningside has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Friday, Morningside didn't have quite enough to beat Santa Ana Valley and fell 5-3. The Monarchs haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Alexander Diaz put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance gave him a new career-low in hits. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.
Jose Navarro
| 02/28/25 @ Santa Ana Valley | 4 |
| 03/14/24 @ Leuzinger | 2 |
| 02/18/25 @ Locke | 1 |
| 04/25/24 vs Inglewood | 1 |
| 04/23/24 @ Inglewood | 1 |
In other batting news, Jose Navarro made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Bryan Gonzalez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, neither Saddleback nor Westminster could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 tie.
Morningside suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 2-2. Saddleback's draw gives them a new season record of 2-3-1.
Morningside might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Saddleback in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Morningside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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