Eagles
| 05/01/26 vs Rubidoux | 11-2 |
| 04/29/26 @ Rubidoux | 11-4 |
| 04/22/26 vs Norte Vista | 8-7 |
| 04/20/26 @ Norte Vista | 12-1 |
| 04/15/26 @ Patriot | 9-0 |
La Sierra waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Rubidoux Falcons as they made off with an 11-2 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Matthew Ortiz made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2025. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Angel Carreon and Gabriel Gonzalez did most of the damage at the plate: Carreon went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while Gonzalez went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Carreon is becoming a predictor of La Sierra's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 8-1 (and 2-13-2 when he doesn't). Joshua Leon was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
La Sierra was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. They are undefeated (5-0) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
La Sierra's victory bumped their record up to 10-14-2. As for Rubidoux, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost ten of their last 11 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.
La Sierra didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-1 win against Ramona on the 4th. As for Rubidoux, they have also already played their next matchup, an 11-0 loss against Jurupa Valley on the 4th.
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