Baseball Recap: West Warriors vs. La Mirada Matadores
West waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the La Mirada Matadores out 4-3. This was payback for West, who suffered a 5-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
West's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Smith, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
On La Mirada's side, they got a good showing from Kaeden Maloney, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Maloney has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Maverek Russell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
West has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for La Mirada, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.
West will head out on the road to face off against North at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for La Mirada, they will challenge Corona at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Corona is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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