Morningside lost against Santa Ana Valley last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Morningside Monarchs fell just short of the Santa Ana Valley Falcons by a score of 5-3.
Alexander Diaz put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stole at least one in each of the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Jose Navarro
| 02/28/25 @ Santa Ana Valley | 4 |
| 03/14/24 @ Leuzinger | 2 |
| 02/18/25 @ Locke | 1 |
| 04/25/24 vs Inglewood | 1 |
| 04/23/24 @ Inglewood | 1 |
In other batting news, Jose Navarro made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (four). Another player making a difference was Bryan Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The loss was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 2-2. As for Santa Ana Valley, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.
Looking ahead, Morningside will host Saddleback at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Santa Ana Valley, they will head out to take on Godinez Fundamental at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Ana Valley is facing Godinez Fundamental at the right time seeing as Godinez Fundamental is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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