There's no place like home for South El Monte, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Temple City Rams on Monday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 5-0 on March 6th.
Maximo Pineda tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Christian Ortega
| 03/24/25 vs Temple City | 4 |
| 03/15/25 vs Bell Gardens | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Artesia | 2 |
| 02/24/25 vs Sierra Vista | 2 |
| 02/19/25 vs Nogales | 2 |
On the hitting side, Xavier Cordova and Christian Ortega did most of the damage at the plate: Cordova got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI and one triple, while Ortega scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave Ortega a new career-high. Armando Huizar was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
South El Monte's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.17 hits in those games compared to only 3.4 in the others. As for Temple City, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-8-1 record this season.
South El Monte will venture away from home to challenge El Monte at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. El Monte has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17 runs per game on average), something South El Monte will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Temple City, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on San Marino at 3:30 p.m. on April 3.
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