The Monroe Vikings will take on the Arleta Mustangs at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Monroe has five straight wins, Arleta has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Monroe took an eight-run loss the last time they faced off against Gardena, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Vikings came out on top in a nail-biter against the Panthers on Saturday, sneaking past 8-6.
Meanwhile, Arleta fell victim to Monroe and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-0 to the Vikings, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Arleta saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vincent Alvarez, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Arleta's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Monroe, their victory bumped their record up to 18-1.
Everything went Monroe's way against Arleta when the teams last played on Friday, as Monroe made off with an 11-0 win. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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