The Monte Vista Monarchs will challenge the Southwest SD Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Monte Vista is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past Mount Miguel 10-8. The win continues a trend for the Monarchs in their matchups with the Matadors: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Southwest SD posted their closest victory since April 16th on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Monte Vista 9-7. Nine seems to be a good number for the Raiders as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Gabriella Borquez, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most hits she has posted since back in February. Julianna Torres was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Southwest SD always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They are 9-3 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Monte Vista's win bumped their record up to 16-13. As for Southwest SD, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.
Monte Vista couldn't quite finish off Southwest SD in their previous matchup on Friday and fell 9-7. Can the Monarchs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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