El Dorado typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Montwood proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the El Dorado Aztecs. That's more bragging rights for Montwood, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Grace Ponzio and Loralai Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Ponzio went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Rodriguez scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Trinity Munoz, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On El Dorado's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Davis, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Davis has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Montwood's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for El Dorado, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-11.
Montwood will be playing at home against Coronado at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Montwood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Coronado's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for El Dorado, they will head out on the road to take on Franklin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. El Dorado is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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