The La Mirada Matadores will face off against the Arcadia Apaches at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
La Mirada proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by eight) and two weeks ago they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Bellflower 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Matadores have posted since April 1st.
Noah Dabela
| 04/21/25 @ Bellflower | 6 |
| 04/12/25 vs Holly Springs | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Downey | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Corona | 2 |
| 04/19/25 vs West Ranch | 1 |
Noah Dabela tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Kevin Jeon was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024.
La Mirada hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least three batters in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Arcadia had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Falcons 6-4.
Arcadia let Julian Salmon and Avery Truesdale run wild. Salmon went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Truesdale went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Leo Peniche, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Arcadia's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for La Mirada, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That somehow still isn't as good as their 19-6 record this season.
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