The El Monte Lions will challenge the Rosemead Panthers at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. El Monte comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Gabrielino hit El Monte with a four-run first inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lions took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
El Monte saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Standley, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Ricardo Valdez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Rosemead nor Arroyo made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Panthers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Knights a 3-0 shutout.
Not much got past Sebastian Genie, who gave up just a hit to keep Arroyo off the board. Genie has become a key player for Rosemead: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 4-11 otherwise.
Rosemead is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for El Monte, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.
El Monte suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Rosemead when the teams last played on April 7th. Will the Lions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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