South El Monte is on a 12-game streak of home wins, while Providence is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The South El Monte Eagles will take on the Providence Pioneers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (South El Monte: 2.8, Providence: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
South El Monte is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Silverado a 7-0 shutout. South El Monte might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 15 matches by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Nadine Gutierrez's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, South El Monte saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jazmine Leyva, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Elise Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Providence sidestepped Ocean View for a 6-5 victory.
Providence let Breanna Pelaez and Delailah Lopez loose on the outfield. Pelaez scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3, while Lopez went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a double. Pelaez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last 14 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Allinson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
South El Monte is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5-2 record this season. As for Providence, their win bumped their record up to 22-3.
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