The Bellflower Buccaneers will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Ocean View Seahawks at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Bellflower comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Bellflower lost 12-1 to Cerritos on Tuesday.
Bellflower saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Crystal Menchaca, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Valery Wilches also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Ocean View came into Tuesday's contest having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Godinez Fundamental 12-4 on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last eight times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Ellie Pendergraft made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Kaya Collado and Mackenna King did most of the damage at the plate: Collado scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while King went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave King a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emily Mayorga, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Bellflower's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Ocean View, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
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