Baseball Recap: Covina Has No Trouble Against Charter Oak

Covina hadn't done well against Charter Oak recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Colts were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Chargers. This was payback for the Colts, who suffered an 8-5 loss the last time these two teams met.

Cesar Guzman

Earned Runs

04/15/25 @ Northview	6
02/22/25 @ Ganesha	5
04/22/25 @ West Covina	2
03/01/25 vs Kaiser	2
04/29/25 vs Charter Oak	1
+ 4 more games

Covina got a great performance from Cesar Guzman as he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. The Colts are 6-1 when Guzman allows one or fewer earned runs, but 5-11 otherwise.

On the hitting side, Declan Bowers was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since April 3rd. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Thorpe, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Covina kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive matchups.

Covina's record now sits at 11-12. As for Charter Oak, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-12.

Covina will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Chargers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.