For the second straight game, Bonita will face off against Ayala. The Bearcats will be playing at home against the Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bonita 3.3, Ayala 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Bonita's offense. They came up short against Ayala on Thursday, falling 6-0. The Bearcats' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
For Ayala's part, Jaden Valenzuela made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Valenzuela a new career-high in strikeouts (two). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
In other pitching news, Hayden Hovey looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
Valenzuela wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Trugman, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Trugman has posted since back in March.
Ayala is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Bonita, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.
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