The Claremont Wolfpack will challenge the Montebello Oilers at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Claremont managed to slip by Bonita the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Claremont lost 12-0 to Bonita on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Wolfpack's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Montebello entered their tilt with Mark Keppel on Friday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They blew past the Aztecs 10-0. Considering the Oilers have won five matchups by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Montebello got a great performance from Isaac Solorzano as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Solorzano has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Michael Rios, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Vallejo, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Montebello kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in nine consecutive games.
Montebello's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Claremont, they now have a losing record of 5-6-1.
Claremont couldn't quite finish off Montebello in their previous matchup back in February of 2019 and fell 10-8. Can Claremont avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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