Baseball Recap: Bell Takes a Loss

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

05/01/25 @ Garfield	2-3
04/28/25 vs Garfield	2-0
04/23/25 @ Roosevelt	7-6
04/21/25 vs Roosevelt	3-0
04/17/25 vs San Pedro	1-2

Bell was the 2-0 winner over Garfield when they last played one another on Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Eagles fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Jayden Rojas was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Rojas wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Vincent Rubio, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Rubio has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Bell's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 16-7. As for Garfield, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-11.

Bell has already played their next contest, an 8-7 defeat against Verdugo Hills on the 3rd. As for Garfield, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 1-0 victory against South East on the 5th.