The Mt. Eden Monarchs will venture away from home to take on the Albany Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mt. Eden will be strutting in after a victory while Albany will be coming in after a loss.
Mt. Eden took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged out American 4-2. The win was some much needed relief for the Monarchs as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Jayden Schafer
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Jayden Schafer was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Schafer was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cristian Alvarenga, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Javier Alfaro III, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Mt. Eden was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Albany didn't have quite enough to beat Piedmont on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Albany also got a good showing from Jude Hatamiya, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Albany saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston McGowen, who went 3-for-4 with one double.
Albany now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Mt. Eden, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Mt. Eden might still be hurting after the 12-3 defeat they got from Albany when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Mt. Eden avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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