Monte Vista stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They never let the Center Vikings onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Monte Vista as they're now sitting on four straight.
Kaden Mellott made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Mellott has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Mellott was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Monte Vista got a massive performance out of Azariah Hurtado, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Hurtado is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Chayse Bouet was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Monte Vista's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for Center, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Monte Vista beat Center by a score of 13-1 later that day.
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