Montebello can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mark Keppel Aztecs a 21-0 shutout. Give Montebello's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Isaiah Cervantes was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Cervantes was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Aaron Martinez was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Lopez, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
On Mark Keppel's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was George Castillo, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Montebello pushed their record up to 9-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.8 runs per game. As for Mark Keppel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-12.
Montebello will head out on the road to face off against Bellflower at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Montebello: 2.5, Bellflower: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mark Keppel, they will be playing at home against Duarte at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Duarte hasn't scored more than one runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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