Fountain Valley waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Palm Desert Aztecs a 4-0 shutout.
Cayden Bonura tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Isaac Grimaldo was excellent, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a stolen base, and an RBI.
On Palm Desert's side, Sebastian Morales was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Fountain Valley pushed their record up to 13-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Palm Desert, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10.
Fountain Valley will head out on the road to square off against El Toro at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Palm Desert, they will be playing at home against Xavier Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Palm Desert is facing Xavier Prep at the right time seeing as Xavier Prep is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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