The Irvington Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Mt. Eden Monarchs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Irvington barely beat Mission San Jose the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Irvington blew past Mission San Jose 9-1 on Friday. The match marked the Vikings' most dominant win of the season so far.
Irvington got a big performance out of Brayden Jaksa, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Matthew Forbes was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mt. Eden had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Farmers as they made off with a 7-1 victory.
Ferooz Nangeyali Jr made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Javier Alfaro III and Braulio Lopez did most of the damage at the plate: Alfaro III scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Lopez scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave Lopez a new career-high. Marcello Fajardo also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
The win made it two in a row for Irvington and bumps their season record up to 4-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Mt. Eden, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Irvington took their victory against Mt. Eden in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 7-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Irvington since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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