Mountain View lost against South El Monte back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Mountain View Vikings fell 5-2 to the South El Monte Eagles. Mountain View has struggled against South El Monte recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
OSCAR OLVERA spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mountain View saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was IAN MIRELES, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for South El Monte, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-5.
Mountain View will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Gabrielino at 3:30 p.m. As for South El Monte, they will head out on the road to take on Marshall at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (South El Monte: 3.1, Marshall: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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