Baseball:
Ayala out-hit La Mirada, 8-5, in Friday’s CIF-SS Division 1 opener.
The Matadores, however, scored once in the bottom of the sixth to edge the Bulldogs, 4-3.
Eric Jeon went six innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits.
Jeon walked four and fanned a pair of Ayala batters.
Walker Calvo got the final three outs to earn the save.
Marcus Galvan walked, scored and had an RBI.
Aiden Erlandsen went 2-for-4 and scored.
Andrew Torres singled and doubled.
Caleb Trugman walked, had a single and an RBI.
Jake Lemoine walked and singled.
Thomas Estepa walked and scored.
Ethan Nunez and Anthony Hernandez singled once each for the Palomares League co-champs.
Matt Yarc went five innings for Ayala and surrendered three runs on five hits.
Yarc walked three and fanned a pair of La Mirada batters.
Cadin Gates was charged with one run in the sixth on three walks.
Benjamin Kim singled twice and scored.
Jonah Rouwenhorst walked, singled and scored.
Jeon had a single and an RBI to help his own cause.
Aiden Aguayo walked twice and scored.
Box Score:
AHS: 2-0-0-1-0-0-0-(3)
LM: 2-0-0-1-0-1-X-(4)
Win: Eric Jeon
Loss: Cadin Gates
Save: Walker Calvo
2B: Andrew Torres (A)
Records: Ayala (15-8); La Mirada (21-7)
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