After flying high against Arroyo last Thursday, El Rancho came back down to earth. El Rancho fell just short of the South El Monte Eagles by a score of 7-6 on Friday.
El Rancho got a good showing from Jaelynn Barragan, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Malaya Vargas was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Lesly Valdez was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, El Rancho lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in April of 2024.
El Rancho's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5-1. As for South El Monte, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. El Rancho will take on Santa Fe at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Fe has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.75 runs per game on average), something El Rancho will no doubt try to take advantage of. We've got a battle between Eagles coming up.
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