The Irvington Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Mt. Eden Monarchs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Eden took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Irvington, who comes in off a win.
Irvington is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Monte Vista on Tuesday. Irvington walked away with a 5-1 win over Monte Vista. The Vikings' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Santiago Parks
| 03/11/25 @ Monte Vista | 9 |
| 03/05/25 @ Freedom | 4 |
| 05/01/24 @ Newark Memorial | 3 |
| 02/22/25 vs Dublin | 2 |
Santiago Parks tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over 5.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Brayden Kubiak was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Michael Nunez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Eden came up short against Oakland Tech on Friday, falling 13-3. The Monarchs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bryan Zamora made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Mt. Eden hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oakland Tech struck out seven times.
Irvington picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-4. As for Mt. Eden, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything went Irvington's way against Mt. Eden in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, as Irvington made off with a 7-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Irvington since the squad 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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