La Mirada has gone a perfect 10-0 against Bellflower recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The La Mirada Matadores will challenge the Bellflower Buccaneers at 3:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Mirada 2.8, Bellflower 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
La Mirada barely beat Warren the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. La Mirada was the clear victors by a 23-4 margin over Warren on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Matadores in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won eight in a row.
Aiden Aguayo
| 03/13/25 vs Warren | 5 |
| 02/25/25 vs St. Augustine | 3 |
| 04/05/24 vs Oaks Christian | 3 |
| 06/01/24 @ Orange Lutheran | 2 |
| 04/13/24 vs Maranatha | 2 |
Aiden Aguayo was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and one double while going 3-for-3. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Maverek Russell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
La Mirada always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .660. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bellflower, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They never let Valley Christian get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Monday. The game marked the Buccaneers' most dominant win of the season so far.
La Mirada pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 12 hits in those games compared to only 4.4 in the others. As for Bellflower, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
La Mirada beat Bellflower 8-3 in their previous matchup on Friday. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Mirada since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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