Baseball Game Preview: Fillmore Flashes vs. Buena Bulldogs

The Fillmore Flashes will take on the Buena Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.

Fillmore's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Channel Islands 7-0. The game was the first time the Flashes have beaten the Raiders on their field since February 23, 2022.

Thomas Alamillo

Base on Balls Against

03/06/26 vs Camarillo	5
03/18/26 @ Carpinteria	3
03/13/26 vs Hueneme	3
02/26/26 vs Foothill Tech	3
04/03/26 @ Channel Islands	1

The result came thanks to Thomas Alamillo's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Fillmore is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 2-10 otherwise.

On the hitting side, Jared Jaimes was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Johan Reyes, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Buena hadn't done well against Camarillo recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Bulldogs came out on top in a nail-biter against the Scorpions, sneaking past 2-0. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly two runs.

Buena also got a great performance from Kody Walton as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched.

At the plate, Buena's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brody Kaylor, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Dylan Moreno also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Buena's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Fillmore, their win bumped their record up to 4-11.