Buena Park High School’s baseball team played a tough game at home and lost 4-1 to Valencia. The game started rough in the top of the second inning for the Coyotes when Valencia scored four runs. It began with a single, followed by a triple that brought in multiple runs, giving Valencia an early 4-0 lead.
In the bottom of the second, Buena Park tried to respond. They got a double and then a walk, putting two runners on base with no outs. It looked like they might cut into the lead, but a double play ended the inning before they could score. In the top of the third, Buena Park’s pitcher got two pop-ups and a strikeout to shut down Valencia’s offense. However, Buena Park couldn’t get anything going in the bottom of the inning, striking out twice and grounding out.
In the fourth, Valencia led off with a pop fly, then struck out and grounded out, giving Buena Park another chance. Izeah Reyes got a single and stole second base. A collision at home plate between a Buena Park runner and the Valencia catcher caused a short delay. Both players ended up being fine, thankfully, and the game resumed. After a walk and a hit-by-pitch, the bases were loaded, but a pop fly ended the inning with no runs scored.
Buena Park finally got on the board in the fifth. They started with a single to left field, followed by another single by Melvin Peralta, putting runners on first and third. Reyes came up with another big hit to bring in a run, making it 4-1. A hit-by-pitch loaded the bases again, but a strikeout ended the inning before they could score more runs.
Valencia didn’t score again for the rest of the game. In the sixth, they got two runners on base, but Buena Park’s defense held up. Buena Park also had a walk and a stolen base in their half of the sixth, but couldn’t bring the runner home. In the seventh, Valencia got another walk and a wild pitch, but didn’t score.
With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Reyes got a single to keep Buena Park’s hopes alive. After a walk, there were two runners on, but a final out ended the game. Although Buena Park lost 4-1, their defense stepped up significantly after the 2nd inning.
