Chris Downs’ aid pitching lifts Hart to 4-3 upset of Villa Park

Chris Downs is 6 toes 8 inches tall and when he’s on the mound he can look very intimidating.

The Hart Excessive senior got here by way of on Tuesday with 5 strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings of spectacular aid to assist the Indians give Villa Park their first 4-3 loss.

Sierra Canyon 2, Crespi 2: A seventh-inning residence run by sophomore Diego Velazquez to Crespi tied the rating throughout a sport that was halted by darkness after seven innings.

Crespi is 7-0-2 and Sierra Canyon is 8-0-1. Kehden Hettiger hit a 2-run residence run for Sierra Canyon, whereas Ethan Kodama added a house run for Crespi.

Corona Centennial 3, Ramona 0: Left-hander Jaden McNeely threw a 12-strikeout no-hitter for 8-0 Centennial.

15 Harvard-Westlake, Loyola 2: Owen Carlson had three basehits and Thomas Bridges struckout 9 batters with no stroll to steer Harvard-Westlake.

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 3, Chaminade 1: Levi Sterling struckout three batters within the seventh for the save as Notre Dame improved to 7-0. Madden Ocko and Adam Shlesinger every had two hits.

St. Francis 1, Bishop Alemany 0: Sophomore Caleb Thatcher struckout 9, walked one and went the space for St. Francis.

St. John Bosco 8, Servite 4: Leadoff hitter Hunter Friedberg hit three hits within the Braves’ Trinity League win.

Mater Dei 4, J Serra 1: Landon Gordon went the space and Dylan Wetzel hit a two-run residence run in a Trinity League opener. So the 2 Trinity favorites, JSerra and Orange Lutheran, are each at 0-1.

3 Newbury Park, Flintridge Prep 0: Derek Turner threw a 14-strikeout no-hitter for Newbury Park.

Bishop Amat 5, Gardena Serra 4: Miguel Perez got here by way of with the walk-off hit for Bishop Amat.

Lengthy Seaside Wilson 9, Bellflower 2: Jace Orozco had three RBI’s for Wilson.

Costa Mesa 5, Santa Ana 0: Michael Joyce went the space, struckout eight batters and helped Costa Mesa enhance to 9-0.

Sylmar 11, VASE 0: Freshman Alex Martinez struckout eight in 4 innings for Sylmar.

Softball

Esperanza 11, spur 0: The Aztecs gained in 5 innings. Audrey Robles had 4 hits, together with two residence runs, and 6 RBI’s.

11 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Chatsworth 0: Ella Parker hit two residence runs and completed with three hits and 4 RBIs for Notre Dame.

J Serra 9, Dana Hills 0: Kealani Caster hit a house run, Mia Krueger had three hits and Eva Hurtado struckout 11 batters to steer JSerra.

El Camino Actual 6, Bishop Alemany 0: Sarah Delgado threw a one-hitter whereas Akane Gonzalez had two hits.

Los Alamitos 11, Fountain Valley 9: Audrey Hobbs and Morgan Fitzpatrick every had three hits for Los Alamitos.