Mark Keppel hasn't had much luck against Montebello recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Mark Keppel will look to defend their home field against Montebello at 3:45 p.m. The last three games Mark Keppel has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mark Keppel's offense. They fell just short of Montebello by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Aztecs have lost by just one run.
For Montebello's part, Fernando Cruz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Cruz a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Cruz wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Devin Lopez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
The victory was the eighth in a row for Montebello, bringing their record up to 9-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 13.5 hits in those games compared to only five in the others. As for Mark Keppel, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
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