The Adelanto Saints will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the South El Monte Eagles at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Adelanto: 3.8, South El Monte: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Adelanto can't be too worried about heading out to take on South El Monte: they just beat Valley View at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Adelanto walked away with a 6-2 win over Valley View on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, South El Monte stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over Arroyo. The victory was nothing new for South El Monte as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Christian Ortega made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Ortega has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Ortega was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, South El Monte got a big performance out of Armando Huizar, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Xavier Cordova was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Adelanto has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for South El Monte, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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