Baseball Recap: Arleta's Losing Streak Snapped at Six Games

Arleta came into Wednesday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let the Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Vipers get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for the Mustangs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Abel Catalan

Runs

04/05/25 @ Gardena	3
05/07/25 vs Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences	2
03/19/25 @ Chavez	2
03/03/25 @ Reseda	2
02/24/25 @ Triumph Charter	2
+ 3 more games

The team relied heavily on Abel Catalan, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Arleta is 4-1 when Catalan posts two or more runs, but 2-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Melendez, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with two RBI.

Arleta's win bumped their record up to 6-14. As for Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-14.

Arleta will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Vipers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday.