After three games on the road, Arroyo is heading back home. They will take on the Mt. Eden Monarchs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Eden took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Arroyo, who comes in off a win.
Arroyo's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Friday, when they got past San Leandro's usually-dominant pitching crew. Arroyo was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over San Leandro.
Sadie Fernandez and Ariana Rocha made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Fernandez pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Rocha tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Fernandez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Fernandez scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Rocha scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Savina Romero was incredible, going 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Atianna Alexander, who scored three runs and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, Mt. Eden didn't have quite enough to beat Alameda on Friday and fell 2-1. Mt. Eden has struggled against Alameda recently, as their matchup on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Andrea Toledo spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Jasmine Cruz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Arroyo's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-8. As for Mt. Eden, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Arroyo took their victory against Mt. Eden in their previous matchup back in March of 2016 by a conclusive 23-1. Will Arroyo repeat their success, or does Mt. Eden have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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