The West Covina Bulldogs will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Sierra Vista Dons at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Sierra Vista took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on West Covina, who comes in off a win.
West Covina is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Edgewood. West Covina never let Edgewood onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won four in a row.
Max Murillo made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Murillo was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Austin Nguyen, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Marciano Ramirez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
West Covina was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Edgewood only posted a batting average of .000.
Meanwhile, Sierra Vista came up short against Arroyo on Wednesday and fell 7-2. The loss continues a trend for the Dons in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Everything went West Covina's way against Sierra Vista when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as West Covina made off with a 16-3 victory. Does West Covina have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sierra Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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