Baseball: Flores’ home run wins Trinity League game
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Dante Flores hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to give Bellflower St. John Bosco a 5-4 victory over Santa Margarita in a Trinity League game on Saturday.
Koby Gauna went the distance to pick up the pitching victory for the Braves, who are 7-3 overall and 1-2 in league.
Woodland Hills Taft (8-2) won its sixth consecutive game with a 13-2 win over Westlake. Art Chavez threw a three-hitter. Mike Hymes hit a grand slam. Sophomore Mike Colon had a home run and four RBIs.
La Mirada defeated Simi Valley, 9-1. Mitch Petersen allowed four hits in six innings.
San Pedro (9-1) defeated West Torrance, 14-5, getting 18 hits. Jacob Johnson led the way with three hits.
Mission Hills Alemany (10-3) defeated Quartz Hill, 7-3. Andrew Davidson broke a 3-3 tie with a two-out, two-run single.
L.A. Cathedral (8-2) swept a doubleheader from Cantwell Sacred Heart, 14-4 and 14-6. In the first game, Jaime Figueroa went three for three. In the second game, Figueroa, Kyle Merrill and Joe Gonzales had two hits apiece.
-- Eric Sondheimer