Baseball Recap: Montebello Beats West Covina for Their Eighth Straight Win

Oilers

Previous Games

03/26/25 @ West Covina	6-1
03/25/25 vs Mark Keppel	1-0
03/21/25 vs San Gabriel	16-0
03/18/25 @ San Gabriel	13-0
03/17/25 vs La Canada	3-2
+ 3 more games

Montebello had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the West Covina Bulldogs. That's more bragging rights for the Oilers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Aaron Vallejo was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Cervantes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Montebello was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in eight consecutive contests.

Montebello pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for West Covina, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.

Montebello will square off against Mark Keppel at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Montebello is facing Mark Keppel at the right time seeing as Mark Keppel is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for West Covina, they will challenge Valley Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Valley Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so West Covina's hitters will have their work cut out for them.