Monte Vista is 0-6 against Grossmont since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Monte Vista Monarchs will head out on the road to challenge the Grossmont Foothillers at 4:00 p.m.
Monte Vista's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against West Hills on Thursday. They lost 16-0 to the Wolf Pack. Monte Vista has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Grossmont made easy work of Mount Miguel on Tuesday and carried off a 13-1 win.
Ashley Beard and Saraya Roope were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Beard pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Roope pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Beard scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Roope scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Skyler Glover and Madison Busch did most of the damage at the plate: Glover scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Busch scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nakhia Lee, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Monte Vista's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Grossmont, they pushed their record up to 8-9-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Monte Vista might still be hurting after the 20-1 defeat they got from Grossmont when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Roope, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Monte Vista knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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