Arroyo is 8-2 against South El Monte since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Arroyo Knights will head out on the road to square off against the South El Monte Eagles at 3:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Arroyo sitting on five straight wins and South El Monte on six.
On Friday, Arroyo needed a bit of extra time to put away Marshall. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Eagles.
Arroyo's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Fernando Gonzalez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, South El Monte can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Everything went their way against Rosemead as South El Monte made off with a 12-1 victory. While fans of South El Monte might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Gabriel Rincon and Xavier Cordova did most of the damage at the plate: Rincon went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Cordova went 3-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Ryan Leon, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Arroyo is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for South El Monte, their win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
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