South El Monte's hitters rose to the challenge against a Eagles pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.61 points allowed on Wednesday. The South El Monte Eagles came out on top against the Marshall Eagles by a score of 10-6. The victory was familiar territory for South El Monte who now have five in a row.
The team relied heavily on Ryan Leon, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Xavier Cordova was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
On Marshall's side, Nate Callaway was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Callaway has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Callaway was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Derek Esparza and Adan Castro did some serious damage despite the final result: Esparza went 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI, while Castro scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ben Muro, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Marshall didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South El Monte only tossed five.
South El Monte has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Marshall, their record is now 10-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South El Monte will challenge Rosemead at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. South El Monte is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road. As for Marshall, they will take on Arroyo at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Arroyo knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Marshall likes a good challenge.
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