The Rio Hondo Prep Kares will face off against the Bellflower Buccaneers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Rio Hondo Prep will be strutting in after a win while Bellflower will be coming in after a defeat.
Rio Hondo Prep is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. Everything went their way against St. Genevieve as Rio Hondo Prep made off with an 18-7 victory. The Kares have beaten the Valiants the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Valiants has come to flipping the script.
EVONNY ORTEGA
| 02/18/25 vs St. Genevieve | 4 |
| 04/18/24 vs Westridge | 2 |
| 04/26/24 vs Sierra Vista | 1 |
| 04/20/24 vs Bellflower | 1 |
| 04/13/24 vs Sacred Heart of Jesus | 1 |
TARA RILEY and EVONNY ORTEGA did most of the damage at the plate: RILEY went a perfect 5-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple, while ORTEGA scored four runs while going 3-for-5. Those four runs gave ORTEGA a new career-high. Another player making a difference was JANNA TAFLINGER, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Rio Hondo Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Genevieve only posted a batting average of .250.
Meanwhile, Bellflower was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 19-0 to Don Lugo.
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