Monte Vista came tearing into Saturday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Del Norte Tigers a 2-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Monte Vista, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Kaden Mellott, who gave up just one hit and racked up ten Ks to keep Del Norte off the board. Mellott has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Monte Vista saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Domyon Naranjo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Del Norte's side, Nickolas Atencio spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits and racked up ten Ks.
Monte Vista's win bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Del Norte, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Monte Vista beat Del Norte by a score of 19-5 later that day.
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