There's no place like home for South El Monte, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the Artesia Pioneers by a score of 7-3 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Eagles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Xavier Cordova was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-low in hits. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, South El Monte got a big performance out of Anthony Mata, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Armando Huizar also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
South El Monte is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. Artesia's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South El Monte will take on Bell Gardens at 10:10 a.m. on Saturday. As for Artesia, they will challenge Cerritos at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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