There's no place like home for Gahr, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They never let the Warren Bears get on the board and left with a 9-0 win on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Gladiators: when they faced off against the Bears on Wednesday, they had to take a 2-1 defeat.
Not much got past Noah Irwin, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Warren off the board. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Irwin.
Oscar Grijalva
| 04/25/25 vs Warren | 2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Notre Dame (SO) | 1 |
| 05/07/24 @ Santa Margarita | 1 |
| 04/17/24 @ Temecula Valley | 1 |
| 04/12/24 vs Santiago | 1 |
On the hitting side, Andres Gonzalez and Oscar Grijalva did most of the damage at the plate: Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Grijalva went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. Those two runs gave Grijalva a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Lucero, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Gahr always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Gahr is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.1 runs over those games. As for Warren, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Gahr is set to face off against their familiar foe Bellflower at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Gladiators 3.6, the Buccaneers 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Warren will challenge rival Downey at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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