The South El Monte Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Mountain View Vikings at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. South El Monte's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Mountain View's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
South El Monte is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering La Canada just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 14-1. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Eagles, who until this matchup were averaging 2.23 runs allowed.
South El Monte saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emiliano Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Mountain View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Arroyo.
Mountain View now has a losing record of 9-10. As for South El Monte, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Everything went South El Monte's way against Mountain View when the teams last played on April 4th, as South El Monte made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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