Verdugo Hills is 1-9 against Poly since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Dons will host the Parrots at 3:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Saturday, Verdugo Hills needed a bit of extra time to put away Bell. They had just enough and edged out the Eagles 8-7. The win continues a trend for the Dons in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won three in a row.
Anthony Velasquez
| 05/03/25 vs Bell | 3 |
| 04/11/25 vs North Hollywood | 1 |
| 03/27/25 vs Poly | 1 |
| 03/20/25 @ Sylmar | 0 |
| 03/10/25 @ Roosevelt | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Village Christian | 3 |
Jack Iafrate and Anthony Velasquez made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Iafrate pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Velasquez pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. At the plate, Iafrate went 4-for-5 with one stolen base and one RBI, while Velasquez went 3-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Cutlor Gouger-Fannon and Ethan Sanchez did most of the damage at the plate: Gouger-Fannon got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run and two RBI, while Sanchez went 2-for-5 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Verdugo Hills is undefeated when Sanchez posts three or more RBI, but 7-14 otherwise.
Verdugo Hills kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. They are 4-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Sylmar typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Poly proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Spartans 4-3.
Poly pushed their record up to 18-6 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Verdugo Hills, their win bumped their record up to 10-14.
Verdugo Hills might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Poly when the teams last played back in March. Can the Dons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
