For the second straight game, Bellflower will face off against Downey. The Buccaneers will be playing at home against the Vikings at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Bellflower has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Bellflower couldn't beat Downey on Wednesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the first inning. The Buccaneers fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 6-5.
For Downey's part, they got a great performance from Jeff Pinal as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Pinal a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Eddie Causley and Chris Palacios did most of the damage at the plate: Causley got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one triple, while Palacios went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave Palacios a new career-high. Nick Segura was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Downey pushed their record up to 12-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bellflower, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.
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