Gabrielino was led to victory by Carlos Ruiz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. El Monte had no answer to Ruiz as he struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Ruiz has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Ruiz and Gabrielino will head out on the road to challenge Mountain View at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ruiz had to take a loss the last time the two teams duked it out, losing their matchup back in March 2-1. Could another big game from him be enough to change the outcome this time? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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