For the first time this season, El Modena will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Wednesday. They will venture away from home to challenge the Cypress Centurions at 2:45 p.m. El Modena is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Things were looking good for El Modena after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Santa Fe by a score of 4-3. One positive for the Vanguards, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
El Modena saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fausto Aguirre, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Aguirre a new career-high. Weston Abbey also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, while Cypress put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Villa Park. Cypress skirted past Villa Park 1-0.
El Modena's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Cypress, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
El Modena came out on top in a nail-biter against Cypress in their previous meeting back in March of 2015, sneaking past 1-0. Does El Modena have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cypress turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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