Bonsall had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over the Bayfront Charter Sharks. That's more bragging rights for Bonsall, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Phoenix Young and Peyton Yang made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Young pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Yang tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Young has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Young got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI, while Yang scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Rowan Collup was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Like Bonsall, Bayfront Charter also got a great game from a two-way player: Erick Flores. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Flores was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Bayfront Charter got a good showing from Christopher Estoprllan, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Flores wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gael Beltran, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Bonsall is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Bayfront Charter, they dropped their record down to 5-10 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Bonsall will take on Cristo Rey at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bonsall is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Bayfront Charter, they will head out on the road to challenge Gompers Prep Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bayfront Charter is facing Gompers Prep Academy at the right time seeing as Gompers Prep Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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