The Mt. Eden Monarchs will venture away from home to face off against the Pittsburg Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mt. Eden fell victim to Northgate and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 9-0 to the Broncos. The Monarchs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg might've scored the first runs on Tuesday, but it was Granada who claimed the real prize. The Pirates fell 4-1 to the Matadors. The game marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Pittsburg got a good showing from Marc Torres, who tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Torres has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Pittsburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Del Real, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Mt. Eden now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Pittsburg, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 11-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mt. Eden has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Pittsburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mt. Eden might still be hurting after the 18-0 defeat they got from Pittsburg when the teams last played back in February of 2020. Can the Monarchs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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