Baseball Recap: Fountain Valley Barons vs. Palm Desert Aztecs
Fountain Valley waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Palm Desert Aztecs a 4-0 shutout.
Cayden Bonura tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Isaac Grimaldo was excellent, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a stolen base, and an RBI.
On Palm Desert's side, Sebastian Morales was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Fountain Valley pushed their record up to 13-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Palm Desert, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10.
Fountain Valley will head out on the road to square off against El Toro at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Palm Desert, they will be playing at home against Xavier Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Palm Desert is facing Xavier Prep at the right time seeing as Xavier Prep is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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