Montebello won against El Rancho last Thursday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Montebello Oilers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Bell Gardens Lancers. Winning may never get old, but Montebello sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Jeremy Vargas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Fernando Cruz was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gus Salazar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Bell Gardens' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Erick Perea, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Montebello has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Bell Gardens, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Montebello will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bell Gardens: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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