Baseball Game Preview: Fillmore Flashes vs. La Quinta Aztecs

The Fillmore Flashes will square off against the La Quinta Aztecs at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Fillmore will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.

Fillmore is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against San Jacinto Valley Academy as they made off with a 15-4 win. The Flashes' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Johan Reyes

Runs

05/20/25 @ San Jacinto Valley Academy	3
02/19/25 vs Santa Clara	3
04/02/25 @ Nordhoff	2
03/08/25 @ Ojai Valley	2
05/02/25 @ Hueneme	1
+ 7 more games

Fillmore got a massive performance out of Johan Reyes, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. The Flashes are undefeated when Reyes posts two or more runs, but 7-17 otherwise. Javi Contreras was another key player, going 4-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one double.

Fillmore was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .513. The last time their batting average was this high was was before the start of last season.

Meanwhile, La Quinta entered their tilt with Cate on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Rams. That's two games straight that the Aztecs have won by just one run.

La Quinta's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Fillmore, their victory bumped their record up to 11-17.