Bulldogs
| 04/03/25 @ Walnut | 13 |
| 04/01/25 vs Walnut | 13 |
| 04/12/25 @ Diamond Bar | 10 |
| 04/10/25 vs Diamond Bar | 10 |
| 04/05/25 vs Walnut | 10 |
Ayala got themselves on the board against Bonita on Thursday, but Bonita never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over the Bearcats. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Jaden Valenzuela made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
In other pitching news, Hayden Hovey looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
Valenzuela wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Trugman, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Trugman has posted since back in March.
Ayala has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bonita, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-10.
Ayala will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bearcats: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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