The Monte Alto Blue Devil are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the La Villa Cardinals at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
Monte Alto can't be to happy about their upcoming road match considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Thursday. They lost 15-0 to Rio Hondo. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it nine in a row.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, La Villa made sure to put some runs up on the board against IDEA Edinburg College Prep on Thursday. La Villa was the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over IDEA Edinburg College Prep. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with IDEA Edinburg College Prep recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Andrew Gonzalez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Gonzalez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Aiden Rangel was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1. Those runs marked the first that he scored this season. Another player making a difference was Joe Reyes, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
La Villa always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .708. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Monte Alto came up short against La Villa in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 4-1. Can Monte Alto avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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