South El Monte entered their tilt with Mountain View with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Mountain View Vikings by a score of 6-2 on Monday. That's more bragging rights for South El Monte, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Andrew Medina made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Medina has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Medina was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Anthony Romero was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
On Mountain View's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was PAUL MARTINEZ, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
South El Monte's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs per game. As for Mountain View, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
South El Monte will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Marshall at 3:30 p.m. Marshall's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so South El Monte's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mountain View, they will head out on the road to take on Gabrielino at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain View is facing Gabrielino at the right time seeing as Gabrielino is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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