Photos by Gwen Pointer:
Baseball:
Something had to give.
Either Northview or Charter Oak was going to claim its first Valle Vista League victory of the 2024 season.
And Zack Escalera made sure it was the Chargers.
Escalera tossed a three-hit shutout, as COHS defeated visiting NHS, 3-0, on Wednesday.
Escalera walked one and struck out 10 Northview batters.
He needed 92 pitches to finish what he started, and he fanned eight of the 12 Vikings that had at least one official at-bat.
Seth Robles, Joey Ramos and Adrian Rodriguez had one single apiece to account for the Northview offense.
AJ Flores went five innings, and he allowed three runs on five hits.
Flores issued one walk and struck out four COHS batters.
Vincent Carrillo went 2-for-3 and scored one run.
Aedyn Martinez walked and scored.
Martin Luna had an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth to give COHS a 2-0 lead.
Aaden Escarcega doubled and scored.
Up next: The Chargers travel to Northview on Friday at 3:30.
Box Score:
NHS: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)
CO: 0-0-0-2-1-0-X-(3)
Win: Zack Escalera
Loss: AJ Flores
2B: Aaden Escarcega (CO)
To view a photo gallery by Gwen Pointer. click this link: Gwen Pointer’s Photo Gallery of Charter Oak’s 3-0 VVL Victory Over Northview; Zack Escalera Tossed a Three-Hit Shutout & Struck Out 10 – Welcome (210prepsports.com)
Wednesday’s Valle Vista League Scores:
Covina 13, West Covina 3 (six innings)
SDHS 10, Diamond Ranch 0
Charter Oak 3, Northview 0
Valle Vista League Standings:
San Dimas (13-2, 3-0)
Covina (9-6-1, 2-1)
West Covina (7-3-1, 2-1)
Diamond Ranch (4-6, 1-2)
Charter Oak (3-9-1, 1-2)
Northview (3-9, 0-3)
Friday’s Schedule:
Charter Oak at Northview
West Covina at Covina
Diamond Ranch at San Dimas