Montebello came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Schurr Spartans. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Montebello also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Montebello got a great performance from Jeremy Vargas as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Vargas has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Isaiah Cervantes, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gus Salazar, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Schurr's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Vazquez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Montebello is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Schurr, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Montebello will square off against Los Altos at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Montebello's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Los Altos' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Schurr, they will head out on the road to face off against Montebello at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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