South El Monte is 10-0 against Marshall since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The South El Monte Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Marshall Eagles at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South El Monte has seven straight victories, Marshall has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South El Monte put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against Mountain View as South El Monte made off with a 19-1 win. South El Monte's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jazmine Leyva made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Leyva has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Leyva was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, South El Monte let Jocelyn Lopez and Alexis Rodriguez loose on the outfield. Lopez went 3-for-5 with seven RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Rodriguez scored two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Loreli Castrejon, who scored four runs while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Marshall suffered a tough 13-1 defeat at the hands of Rosemead on Wednesday.
Marshall saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Livsey Teems, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
South El Monte is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-2 record this season. As for Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
Marshall's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. South El Monte has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Marshall, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8. Will South El Monte keep running through batters, or will Marshall buck the trend?
Everything went South El Monte's way against Marshall in their previous matchup back in March as South El Monte made off with a 15-0 victory. Does South El Monte have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marshall turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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