Bonita blew Claremont out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Claremont got their revenge. Bonita fell just short of Claremont by a score of 11-9. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Bearcats, who until this game were averaging 3.42 runs allowed.
Sammy Duenas
| 03/27/25 vs Claremont | 4 |
| 03/25/25 @ Claremont | 3 |
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Bonita got a good showing from Sammy Duenas, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. The dominant performance also gave Duenas a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Andrew Sanchez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Judah Reeve, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Bonita was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The defeat snapped Bonita's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-5 record. As for Claremont, the win got them back to even at 5-5-1.
While Bonita had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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