The Fullerton Indians will be taking part in a tournament against the Chaparral Pumas at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Fullerton 2.6, Chaparral 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Fullerton is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since April 19, 2025 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Villa Park by a score of 3-1. The matchup marked the Indians' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Declan Fitzgerald was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2025.
At the plate, Fullerton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Thien, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Poway hit Chaparral with a four-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pumas fell just short of the Titans by a score of 7-6. The loss was the Pumas' first of the season.
Colby Creamer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Dean Mariani was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one double.
Having lost for the first time this season, Chaparral fell to 5-1. As for Fullerton, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fullerton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chaparral struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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