The Jurupa Valley Jaguars will venture away from home to take on the Norte Vista Braves at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Jurupa Valley and Patriot, and Patriot kept the tradition alive. The Jaguars took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors on Thursday.
Francisco Urena was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Nathan Martinez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, Norte Vista came up short against La Sierra on Thursday, falling 18-3. The Braves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Norte Vista saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Henderson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Norte Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Jurupa Valley, they dropped their record down to 14-10-1 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Jurupa Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Norte Vista in their previous matchup back in April, winning 8-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jaguars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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