The Ontario Jaguars will challenge the Fontana Steelers at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Ontario is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Jurupa Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 6-1 to Jurupa Valley. The loss was Ontario's first of the season.
Ontario saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Escobedo, who went 1-for-3 with one triple. Damian Lua also deserves some recognition as he stole his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Fontana fell victim to Murrieta Mesa and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 7-0. The Steelers' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Fontana's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Ontario, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Ontario was able to grind out a solid victory over Fontana in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, winning 9-4. Does Ontario have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fontana turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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