Baseball Recap: Rosemead Has No Trouble Against El Monte

Rosemead had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt El Monte on Friday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Lions. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Anthony Ruiz

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/24/26 vs El Monte	4
03/27/26 @ El Monte	3
04/30/25 @ El Monte	3
03/02/26 vs Workman	2
05/05/25 @ Gabrielino	2

Anthony Ruiz made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of Rosemead's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 5-1 (and 8-9 when he doesn't). Ruiz was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Rosemead let Logan Mojica and Juleean Pinto run wild. Mojica got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Pinto went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Rosemead is undefeated when Mojica posts two or more runs, but 7-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Richard Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Rosemead was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.

Rosemead's record is now 13-10. As for El Monte, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-16.

Looking ahead, Rosemead will welcome South El Monte at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for El Monte, they will square off against Mary Star of the Sea at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The Lions' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Stars have averaged an impressive 12.3 runs per game this season.