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Metro Conference report

Aztecs join section's heavy hitters in 2003

CHULA VISTA, May 1, 2003 -- The Montgomery High baseball team is battling the heavy hitters this season and apparently holding its own as the second-ranked team among San Diego Section Division I schools.

The Aztecs carried a 17-4 overall record play after defeating East County power Grossmont 13-8 in a home-run-filled non-league game Tuesday on the loser’s field. Kevin Fox led off the long-ball barrage with a home run in the first inning and later added a home run in the eighth inning for Montgomery, which took a 5-1 Mesa League record into the week.

A total of six home runs were blasted in Tuesday’s game — four by the Aztecs.
As the section’s teams prepare for the stretch drive to the divisional playoffs, Montgomery is ranked second to La Costa Canyon (19-1) in Division I. The Aztecs solidified their climb up the division rankings after defeating Rancho Buena Vista, 2-1, in Classic Division play in the 53rd annual Lions Tournament. The Longhorns were ranked fourth in the state at the time of the encounter.

Defending Division IV champion Marian Catholic tops the section’s small schools’ rankings. The Crusaders, who fell to Montgomery 1-0 in the championship game of this year’s Metro Conference Tournament, entered the week 15-7 but found themselves trailing Hilltop and Castle Park in the South Bay League standings with a 3-2 league record. The Lancers (8-10) and Trojans (7-11) both sported 4-1 league marks.
Castle Park’s Chase McGuire led the conference with a .500 hitting average.