While Beaumont's win against Colton wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cougars had just enough and edged out the Yellowjackets 6-5. Six seems to be a good number for the Cougars as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Alex Diaz made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Diaz was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double.
Alex Ojeda
| 03/02/26 vs Colton | 2 |
| 02/27/26 vs Orange Vista | 1 |
| 02/24/26 vs Kaiser | 1 |
| 02/21/26 @ JW North | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Yucaipa | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alex Ojeda, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Landon Hofmann also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
The win made it two in a row for Beaumont and bumps their season record up to 3-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Colton, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Looking ahead, Beaumont will face off against Hemet at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Colton, they will challenge Jurupa Valley at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Jaguars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.2 runs per game on average), something the Yellowjackets will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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