Baseball Recap: Animo Leadership Wins Going Away Against Shalhevet

Aztec Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Compton Early College	25
02/18/25 vs Animo Bunche	21
03/20/25 vs Compton Early College	20
03/25/25 vs Animo City of Champions	12
02/27/25 @ Inglewood	12

After losing to Shalhevet the last time they met, Animo Leadership decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Aztec Eagles blew past the Firehawks 10-4 on Wednesday. The Aztec Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.

Axel Serrano and Alex Jimenez made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Serrano tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meanwhile, Jimenez struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits (and only one walk). He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Animo Leadership is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 7-10 otherwise. At bat, Serrano scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Jimenez scored a run while going 1-for-3. Serrano has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

In other batting news, Salvador Lopez was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had over his last six games. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandro Gutierrez, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI.

Animo Leadership always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shalhevet only posted an OBP of .344.

The victory made it two in a row for Animo Leadership and bumps their season record up to 10-11. The team dominated over those games too, winning by an average of 15.5 runs. As for Shalhevet, their record is now 4-9.

Coming up, Animo Leadership will square off against Animo City of Champions at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Wildcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 24.38 runs per game on average), something the Aztec Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Shalhevet, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Rolling Hills Prep at 3:00 p.m. on the 28th.