The Monroe Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Harbor Teacher Monarchs at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Monroe sitting on five straight wins and Harbor Teacher on six.
Monroe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Van Nuys as Monroe made off with an 8-0 victory.
Omar Jesus Lopez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Lopez was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Raymond Ayala, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nathan Gorrochotegui, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Harbor Teacher narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Fremont 3-2.
Ernesto Lugo tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Harbor Teacher saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Nieves, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and a run.
Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Harbor Teacher, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Monroe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Harbor Teacher struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Monroe couldn't quite finish off Harbor Teacher when the teams last played back in April of 2022 and fell 2-0. Thankfully for Monroe, Miguel Ornelas (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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