Baseball Recap: Bell Eagles vs. Palisades Dolphins
In what's become a running theme this season, Bell gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past the Palisades Dolphins 11-1. Winning may never get old, but Bell sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Jayden Rojas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Rojas has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Rojas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rigoberto Baltazar, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Jayden Barrientos was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
On Palisades' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reece Frankel, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Bell pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Palisades, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season.
Bell will face off against Hamilton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Palisades, they will be playing at home against Los Angeles CES at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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