The El Monte Lions will square off against the Bell Gardens Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
El Monte is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They blew past Baldwin Park 14-1.
Victoria Valdez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. What's more, she posted four strikeouts, the most she's had since back in February of 2024.
At the plate, Natalie Meza was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sophia Herrera, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
El Monte was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Baldwin Park only posted a batting average of .211.
Meanwhile, Bell Gardens made easy work of Torres on Monday and carried off a 22-8 victory.
The team relied heavily on Andrea Jimenez, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with seven RBI, two triples, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Galvan, who went 2-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and one double.
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