The South Gate Rams will head out on the road to face off against the El Rancho Dons at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South Gate is headed out to face El Rancho after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. South Gate blew past Bravo 8-2 on Friday.
Naeem Parra was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero hits, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, South Gate got a massive performance out of Jose Mendoza, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Manny Braganza was another key player, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
South Gate was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, while El Rancho put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Salesian. El Rancho was the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over Salesian.
The result came thanks to Eric Cortes's shutout, as he gave up just four hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Aparicio, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was David Aguirre, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
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