Los Alamitos had lost three straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 12-11 to make it four. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huntington Beach Oilers. The Griffins were not able to make up for their loss to the Oilers from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
Los Alamitos saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Easton Kaesman, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
As for Huntington Beach, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games.
On Huntington Beach's side, Cayden Hammond was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Hammond was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Duncan Mcleod looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2025.
Back at the plate, Huntington Beach let Jared Grindlinger and Elyjah Mason run wild. Grindlinger went 2-for-3 with two doubles, while Mason went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
While Los Alamitos had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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