Ayala Edges GHS, 5-4, & Hands Tartans First Loss of 2026; Acosta Earned Win, Doubled Twice & Drove in 2 Runs

Caleb Trugman Goes Five Innings, Allows One Run & Strikes Out 11 in Ayala's 9-1 Palomares League Opening Victory at Glendora

Photos by Gwen Pointer Baseball: On paper, Ayala versus Glendora is a mismatch. The Bulldogs are currently the sixth ranked program in the state of California by MaxPreps. The Tartans sit at No. 367. In Wednesday’s Palomares League opener at GHS, Riley Cooper led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run off one of the southern section’s elite pitchers, Caleb Trugman. The Tartans also had the bases loaded with no outs. However, the 6-fo…