Baseball Recap: El Rancho Comes Up Short

The El Rancho Dons came up short against the Paramount Pirates on Thursday and fell 7-3. The Dons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Eric Cortes

Base on Balls Against

03/19/25 vs California	2
03/27/25 @ Paramount	1
03/21/25 @ Oxford Academy	1
02/26/25 @ Los Altos	1
02/22/25 vs Salesian	1

El Rancho got a good showing from Eric Cortes, who pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Cortes also tossed a walk, which is notable because El Rancho is 4-2 when he allows at most two walks, but 3-5 otherwise.

At the plate, David Aguirre made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run. Alex Aparicio was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

El Rancho's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Paramount, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-6.

Coming up, El Rancho will venture away from home to square off against Charter Oak at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Paramount, they will welcome Dominguez at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Paramount is facing Dominguez at the right time seeing as Dominguez is stuck on a five-game losing streak.