Bonita won the last time they faced Ayala, and things went their way on Friday too. The Bonita Bearcats won by a run and slipped past the Ayala Bulldogs 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bonita.
Jack Rudometkin tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jared Brunk was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On Ayala's side, Jeremy Byers was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Ayala saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Valenzuela, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Caleb Trugman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Ayala was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bonita didn't hit any.
Bonita has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Ayala, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11-1.
Bonita will head out on the road to challenge Claremont at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Bonita is facing Claremont at the right time seeing as Claremont is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Ayala, they will head out on the road to face off against Alta Loma at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Ayala's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Alta Loma's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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