The Monte Vista Monarchs will challenge the Madison Warhawks at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Monte Vista's tournament run continued when they took on Christian on Wednesday. Monte Vista fell just short of Christian by a score of 6-5.
Monte Vista saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Gutierrez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI. Another was Ben Kurtz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Madison, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Steele Canyon on Wednesday. The Warhawks not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 19, 2024.
Jorge Luque looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Leo Wilderman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Dakota James was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Madison always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Steele Canyon only posted an OBP of .241.
The win got Madison back to even at 1-1. As for Monte Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Monte Vista came up short against Madison in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, falling 5-1. Can Monte Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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