South El Monte is 9-1 against El Monte since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The South El Monte Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the El Monte Lions at 3:30 p.m. South El Monte will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
South El Monte put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Arroyo onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. South El Monte's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but El Monte had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Mountain View on Friday.
El Monte got a big performance out of Leilani Diaz, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Natalie Meza, who went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
South El Monte is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-2 record this season. As for El Monte, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
South El Monte took their victory against El Monte when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Does South El Monte have another victory up their sleeve, or will El Monte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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