Softball Recap: Mark Keppel Wins Going Away Against Gabrielino

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mark Keppel). Everything went their way against the Gabrielino Eagles on Monday as the Mark Keppel Aztecs made off with a 13-1 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Robyn Guitron made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March of 2024. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles.

Avigail Navarro

Runs (Career)

03/17/25 vs Gabrielino	4
04/16/24 vs San Gabriel	2
03/14/24 @ San Gabriel	2
03/12/24 @ Montebello	2
02/24/24 @ Polytechnic	2

In other batting news, Mark Keppel got a massive performance out of Avigail Navarro, who scored four runs and stole Four bases. while going 2-for-3. Those four runs gave Navarro a new career-high. Jasmyne ( Prex ) Barraza was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.

Mark Keppel hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive matchups.

Mark Keppel pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Gabrielino, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mark Keppel will host Montebello at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Gabrielino, they will be playing at home against Wilson at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Wilson has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.2 runs per game on average), something Gabrielino will no doubt try to take advantage of.