El Monte is on a 13-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and South El Monte a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The El Monte Lions will welcome the South El Monte Eagles at 3:30 p.m. El Monte has given up an average of 17 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
El Monte is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came up short against Duarte on Friday, falling 24-7.
Alex Aleman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Geovanni Flores, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, South El Monte was able to grind out a solid win over Temple City on Monday, taking the game 5-1.
Maximo Pineda tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, South El Monte got a big performance out of Xavier Cordova, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI and one triple. That's the most RBI Cordova has posted since back in April of 2024. Christian Ortega was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
South El Monte's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for El Monte, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
El Monte suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to South El Monte in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can El Monte avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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