The Nogales Nobles will head out on the road to take on the El Monte Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Nogales will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Monday, Nogales suffered a rough 18-3 defeat at the hands of Temple City.
Meanwhile, El Monte put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Gabrielino 16-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for El Monte considering their two-run performance the game before.
Eve Reyes made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Reyes was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Natalie Meza was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Elisa Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Nogales' loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for El Monte, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Nogales suffered a grim 20-7 defeat to El Monte in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Nogales, Giselle Peralta (who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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