There's no place like home for Montebello, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bell Gardens Lancers a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 6-3 back in March.
Fernando Cruz
| 04/08/25 vs Bell Gardens | 13 |
| 03/25/25 vs Mark Keppel | 8 |
| 03/06/25 @ Mark Keppel | 7 |
| 03/18/25 @ San Gabriel | 5 |
| 04/26/24 @ Alhambra | 3 |
Fernando Cruz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Manny Arana, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Montebello is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bell Gardens, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.
Montebello will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lancers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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