The Mt. Eden Monarchs will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Berkeley Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Mt. Eden had just enough and edged San Leandro out 9-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mt. Eden.
The team relied heavily on Jasmine Cruz, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Kailyn Trigos was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Berkeley put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Hayward with a sharp 14-5 victory.
Mt. Eden's win bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Berkeley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Mt. Eden was able to grind out a solid victory over Berkeley in their previous matchup back in April, winning 7-2. Will Mt. Eden repeat their success, or does Berkeley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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