California High School Baseball - Artesia defeats Bolsa Grande
March 21, 2025: Garden Grove, CA 92844 The Artesia Pioneers (Lakewood, CA) baseball trounced the host Bolsa Grande Matadors (Garden Grove, CA), 10-3 in Friday's non-league challenge.
The Pioneers now own a 7-2 record. They take the field next when they host Magnolia for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 25. Artesia will clash with a Sentinels team coming off a 3-0 league win over Santa Ana Valley (Santa Ana, CA). The Sentinels record now stands at 4-3.
With the defeat, Bolsa Grande drops to 3-5 on the year. The Matadors travel to Santiago (Garden Grove, CA) to clash with the Cavaliers in a Orange challenge on Tuesday, March 25. The Cavaliers go into the challenge with a record of 1-6. Santiago lost 5-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Saddleback (Santa Ana, CA)
Game Summary
Bolsa Grande Matadors Stymied By Artesia
By GameChanger Media
Bolsa Grande Matadors had trouble keeping up with Artesia in a 10-3 loss on Friday.
Artesia jumped out to the lead in the top of the first inning after #13 singled, scoring one run, #16 singled, scoring one run, and an error scored two runs.
A single by #2 extended the Artesia lead to 5-0 in the top of the second inning.
Artesia added one run in the third. #21 grounded out, making the score 6-0.
#21 earned the win for Artesia. The hurler allowed zero hits and zero runs over two innings, striking out three and walking none. Tank Britton took the loss for Bolsa Grande Matadors. The starter went three and two-thirds innings, surrendering nine runs (six earned) on eight hits, striking out three and walking two.
Damien Montes De Oca and Mikey Haley Jr. were a force together in the lineup, as they each collected two hits for Bolsa Grande Matadors while hitting back-to-back. Nick Vazquez, Jacob Ortiz, and Mikey Haley Jr. eac
