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03/14/26 – Away2-1 W03/13/26 – Home9-0 W04/12/25 – Away13-11 W03/15/25 – Home10-15 L03/14/25 – Away9-14 L+ 5 more games
Pebble Hills and Montwood are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Spartans will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Rams at 10:00 a.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pebble Hills let Coronado stack six runs on them in the third inning on Friday but luckily Pebble Hills prevailed anyway. The Spartans walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Thunderbirds.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Montwood ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Eastlake 4-3. The victory was some much needed relief for the Rams as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Montwood gave Aiden Obptande the start and clearly made the right call: he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Obptande has become a key player for the Rams: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-16-1 otherwise.
At the plate, Roberto Gamez was excellent, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one double. What’s more, he posted three hits, the most he’s had since back in March.
Montwood kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Pebble Hills’ win bumped their record up to 14-9-2. As for Montwood, their victory bumped their record up to 7-17-1.
Pebble Hills skirted past Montwood 2-1 in their previous meeting back in March. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rams turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
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