Baseball Recap: Yorba Linda Comes Up Short

Yorba Linda was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 8-5 to the Damien Spartans.

Owen Smith

Runs

03/25/25 vs Heritage	3
03/24/25 vs Murrieta Valley	3
03/17/25 @ McQueen	3
04/03/25 vs Damien	2
03/20/25 @ Douglas	2
+ 7 more games

Owen Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Yorba Linda is 4-2 when Smith posts two or more runs, but 2-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Thomas Knutson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Yorba Linda's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Damien, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7.

Yorba Linda wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 4-3 loss against Crean Lutheran on the 9th. As for Damien, they have also already played their next game, a 6-3 victory against Etiwanda on the 7th.