Bosco Tech has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Bell Gardens Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bosco Tech can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They blew past Southlands Christian 11-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bosco Tech considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Jose Iniguez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Iniguez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Iniguez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Andrew Shahin was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Roman Valdepena was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Bell Gardens has not done well against Alhambra recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Bell Gardens had just enough and edged Alhambra out 3-2.
Gilberto Rivera spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits.
On the hitting side, Bell Gardens saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Steven Tovar, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Bosco Tech's record is now 8-6. As for Bell Gardens, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
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