The Arleta Mustangs will face off against the Maywood CES Wolfpack at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Arleta is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Arleta lost 10-4 to Grant last Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maywood CES). They put the hurt on Maywood Academy with a sharp 22-1 win on Thursday. Considering the Wolfpack have won seven matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Aisaiah Monge looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
Maywood CES has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Arleta, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Arleta couldn't quite finish off Maywood CES when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 10-8. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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