It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Monte Vista had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They skirted past the Ellicott Thunderhawks 5-4. The win was nothing new for Monte Vista as they're now sitting on 13 straight.
The team relied heavily on Azariah Hurtado, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Ellicott's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jedrick Howarth, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Kuhn, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Monte Vista's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-3. As for Ellicott, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-10.
Monte Vista didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 win vs. Dawson School on the 18th. Ellicott does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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