Rosemead is 0-10 against South El Monte since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rosemead Panthers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the South El Monte Eagles at 3:30 p.m.
Rosemead will head into Wednesday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat El Monte on Wednesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 13-point loss they were dealt on Friday. Rosemead fell just short of El Monte by a score of 8-6.
Meanwhile, South El Monte stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Everything went their way against Mountain View as South El Monte made off with a 19-1 victory. South El Monte's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jazmine Leyva was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Leyva has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Leyva was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, Jocelyn Lopez and Alexis Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Lopez went 3-for-5 with seven RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Rodriguez scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Loreli Castrejon was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 1-for-5.
Rosemead's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for South El Monte, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-5-2.
Rosemead might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from South El Monte in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Leyva, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Rosemead knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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