The cardiac kids were at it again on Thursday.
The South Hills High School baseball fell behind four runs to Ayala (8-10, 2-5) but rallied to secure a 7-5 win in Palomares League action. With the victory, the Huskies (12-5, 5-2) are tied with Glendora for first-place.
“We like to make things very interesting,” South Hills coach Darren Murphy said. “These guys keep batting every single game and it’s neat to watch.”
Spearheading the comeback for the visiting Huskies were Nick Martinez and Isaiah Ayala. In the fourth inning, Martinez connected on a three run home run while Ayala crushed a two-run homer to give the Huskies the lead.
“It’s nice to know that every game matters in our league,” Murphy said. “It’s great parody and it’s fun to do some scoreboard watching. That’s just life in our league.”
The Huskies return to action with a nonleague game vs Northview on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Sac.
In other area baseball action
Claremont 4, Glendora 3: The Wolfpack (7-11, 1-6) secured their first Palomares league win by scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning on a three-run home run by Matt Ramirez off Tartans (12-5, 5-2) reliever Jacob Gonzales. Andrew Beauavis allowed seven hits and struck out nine in a complete-game victory. Brock Welte and Bryce Wooldridge each had two hits for Glendora.
Diamond Bar 5, Bonita 4: The Brahams (11-8, 5-2) scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull out an exciting Palomares League victory over the visiting Bearcats (9-8. 3-4). Fabian Moran went 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Cruz Rivas threw two solid innings in relief, allowing one hit and striking out three to gain the decision.
Los Altos 2, Walnut 1: The visiting Conquerors (12-6, 6-0) scored two runs in the fifth inning that proved just enough to defeat the Mustangs (6-10, 2-4) in Hacienda League play. Christian Vargas brought in Mario Castro on a sacrifice fly. Robert Valdez turned in an outstanding performance and limited the Mustangs to three hits and fanned six. Valdez’s record is now 3-0.
West Covina 3, Chino 2: Joel Campa yielded one earned run on five hits and struck out four in a complete-game performance to propel the Bulldogs (8-8, 4-1) to a narrow Hacienda League win over the host Cowboys (7-12, 1-6). Greg Navarro, Andrew Rodriguez and Alex Loera had two hits.
Bishop Amat 5, JW North 3: Jaden Allen scratched out two hits and Ben Hurst drove in two runs in the Lancers (10-9-1) road win over the Huskies (6-11) in nonleague action.
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Los Altos 4, Walnut 1: It was another virtuoso performance for Savannah Dietrich in the Conquerors (18-2, 2-0) win over the visiting Mustangs (7-9, 0-2). The University of Mississippi signee gave up one earned run on two hits and struck out seven to earn the win. Dee Michaels smacked two hits and drove in two runs. Los Altos is currently ranked seventh in the state in the new Cal Hi Sports Top-20 Softball rankings released on Tuesday.
Diamond Bar 4, Glendora 3: Alexis Martinez was solid as she held the Tartans (8-9-1 4-3) to one earned run on five hits as the host Brahams (5-8, 4-3) narrowly defeated the Tartans in Palomares League play. Elizabeth Wilson went 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Chloe Bahruth drove in two runs.
West Covina 6, Chino 5: Nadya Orozco was the hero of the day for the Bulldogs (6-10, 1-1) as her home run in the bottom of the seventh inning gave West Covina an exciting win over the visiting Cowboys (4-11, 1-1) in Hacienda League action. Orozco also pitched a complete game, yielding one earned run and striking out eight.
California 8, La Serna 3: Casey Dufrene and Mia Franco each contributed three hits in the Condors (8-9, 2-0) road win over the Lancers (10-5, 1-1) in Del Rio League action. Serenity Montano drove in two runs.
Montebello 13, Bell Gardens 3, 5 innings: Senior Brittany Rincon notched her first win, giving up one earned run and striking out five in the Oilers (2-10, 1-1) win over the visiting Lancers (7-6-1, 0-2). Sophomore Mia Alvarez went 3 for 4 and drove in three runs.
Nogales 6, Workman 4: The Nobles (7-7, 2-0) scored four runs in the sixth inning to narrowly defeat the visiting Lobos in Montview League action. Junior Savannah Bonillas improved to 2-2.
Sierra Vista 10, Duarte 3: The Dons (6-5-1, 2-0) scratched out five runs in the sixth inning to easily dispatch the Falcons (3-8-1, 0-2) in Montview League action. Sophomore Maya Osegura drove in three runs for Sierra Vista.
