Monticello is 0-10 against San Juan since March of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Monticello Buckaroo will take on the San Juan Broncos at 3:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, everything went Monticello's way against Dolores as Monticello made off with an 8-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buckaroo.
Triston Felix
| 03/10/25 vs Dolores | 13 |
| 03/06/25 @ Monument Valley | 9 |
| 05/04/24 vs Millard | 8 |
| 05/04/24 @ San Juan | 2 |
| 04/30/24 @ North Summit | 10 |
| + 2 more games |
Jackson Keyes and Triston Felix made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Keyes tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Felix kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Keyes scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Felix went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Felix has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times he's played.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cache Young, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, San Juan had just enough and edged out American Leadership Academy 8-7 on Saturday.
Branten Bethea was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Baylor Nielson was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
San Juan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Monticello's record is now 2-0. As for San Juan, their record is now 5-3.
Monticello suffered a grim 22-2 defeat to San Juan when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can Monticello avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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