After a string of four wins, La Mirada's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the West Warriors by a score of 4-3. La Mirada was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as West apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2015.
La Mirada got a good showing from Kaeden Maloney, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Maloney has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Maverek Russell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On West's side, their victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Smith, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
La Mirada's defeat dropped their record down to 17-6. As for West, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
La Mirada is on the road again on Saturday to play Corona at 10:00 a.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Mirada: 1.8, Corona: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for West, they will head out on the road to challenge North at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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