Baseball Game Preview: Rancho Alamitos Vaqueros vs. Western Pioneers

For the second straight game, Rancho Alamitos will face off against Western. The Vaqueros will be playing at home against the Pioneers at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.

Rancho Alamitos' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Western with a sharp 6-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Vaqueros in their matchups with the Pioneers: they've now won seven in a row.

Henry Garcia

Earned Runs

04/11/25 @ Loara	5
03/07/25 @ Pioneer	5
03/18/25 @ Loara	3
04/04/25 vs La Quinta	1
02/25/25 @ Santa Ana Valley	1

Henry Garcia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Rancho Alamitos is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-9 otherwise. Garcia was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, Daniel Martinez was a standout: he went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carson Labossiere, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

Western is on an 18-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-20. As for Rancho Alamitos, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.