Huntington Beach is ranked highly in their home state, and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop Gorman. The Huntington Beach Oilers had just enough and edged the Bishop Gorman Gaels out 3-2. Winning may never get old, but Huntington Beach sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Huntington Beach got a great performance from Tyler Bellerose as he struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Bellerose has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Trent Grindlinger, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Goldenetz, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Bishop Gorman's side, Henry Prindl was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, Burke Mabeus was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Huntington Beach is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Bishop Gorman, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Huntington Beach will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Corona at 2:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Corona: 1.9, Huntington Beach: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Bishop Gorman, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Shadow Ridge at 4:00 p.m. Bishop Gorman's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Shadow Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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