Baseball Recap: Montebello Has No Trouble Against Mark Keppel

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Previous Games

03/06/25 - Away	11-0 W
03/22/24 - Home	21-0 W
03/19/24 - Away	31-0 W
02/28/24 - Home	11-0 W
04/07/23 - Away	28-2 W
+ 5 more games

While Montebello put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Mark Keppel. The Montebello Oilers were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over the Mark Keppel Aztecs. That's more bragging rights for the Oilers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Fernando Cruz made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Vallejo, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Cervantes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Montebello always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mark Keppel only posted an OBP of .222.

The victory got Montebello back to even at 3-3. As for Mark Keppel, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Montebello didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 6-3 win against Bell Gardens on the 7th. As for Mark Keppel, they have also already played their next contest, a 17-11 defeat against Schurr on the 7th.