Laguna Creek put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Bella Vista Broncos with a sharp 12-2 win. The Cardinals have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Broncos, too.
Ian Larot was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Larot was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ryan Eddy and Connor Elliott did most of the damage at the plate: Eddy scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Elliott scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Elliott a new career-high in hits (three). Seth Lal was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Laguna Creek 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 Bella Vista only posted a batting average of .192.
Cardinals
| 02/25/25 @ Bella Vista | 12-2 |
| 02/21/25 @ Burbank | 4-1 |
| 05/02/24 @ Kennedy | 8-1 |
| 04/23/24 @ McClatchy | 1-0 |
| 04/16/24 @ Monterey Trail | 6-0 |
| + 5 more games |
Laguna Creek's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Looking ahead, Laguna Creek will square off against Central Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Laguna Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bella Vista, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 6-1 defeat against Jesuit on the 27th.
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