After a string of five wins, El Monte's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 7-4 to the South El Monte Eagles. El Monte has struggled against South El Monte recently, as their contest on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Elisa Gonzalez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On South El Monte's side, Jazmine Leyva made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Leyva was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alexis Rodriguez was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Elise Gonzalez, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
El Monte's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9. As for South El Monte, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5-2 record this season.
As of now, neither El Monte nor South El Monte have any future games scheduled.
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