Yucaipa, CA — Alta Loma Junior Varsity Braves 24/25 Fall To Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds On Walk-Off By GameChanger Media A walk-off left Alta Loma Junior Varsity Braves 24/25 on the wrong end of a 7-6 defeat to Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds on Saturday. Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds were down 6-5 in the bottom of the seventh inning when Brock Hickey singled, scoring two runs. Alta Loma Junior Varsity Braves 24/25 opened the scoring in the top of the first thanks to two sacrifice flies. Alta Loma Junior Varsity Braves 24/25 first got on the board when Matthew Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run. Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds tied the game in the bottom of the first thanks to a passed ball, and a double by Xavier Romero. An error gave Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds the lead, 3-2, in the bottom of the second. Dylan Jacobs singled, which helped Alta Loma Junior Varsity Braves 24/25 tie the game at three in the top of the third. In the top of the fifth, Alta Loma Junior Varsity Braves 24/25 broke up the tie when a wild pitch scored one run. Then a single by Jake Phaneuf followed to extend the lead to 6-3. Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds captured the lead, 7-6, in the bottom of the seventh when Nick Saenz singled, scoring one run, Rylan Kimber doubled, scoring one run, and Hickey singled, scoring two runs. Gage Smith earned the win for Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds. The hurler allowed zero hits and zero runs over two innings, striking out four and walking none. Maddox Delgado took the loss for Alta Loma Junior Varsity Braves 24/25. The righty went one-third of an inning, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits, striking out one and walking none. Jesse Garcia stepped on the bump first for Alta Loma Junior Varsity Braves 24/25. The pitcher gave up four hits and three runs over two innings, striking out two and walking two. Chase Kelly started the game for Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds. The starter allowed three hits and three runs (two earned) over four innings, striking out four and walking three. Phaneuf and Jacobs were a one-two punch in the lineup, as each drove in two runs for Alta Loma Junior Varsity Braves 24/25. Phaneuf, Antonio Juarez-Inzunza, Cole Pacheco, Delgado, and Jacobs each collected one hit for Alta Loma Junior Varsity Braves 24/25. Alta Loma Junior Varsity Braves 24/25 turned one double play in the game. Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds amassed 12 hits in the game. Saenz led Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds with two runs batted in from the number eight spot in the lineup. The catcher went 1-for-3 on the day. Kimber set the tone at the top of the lineup, leading Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds with three hits in four at bats. Hickey collected two hits for Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds in five at bats. Jake White led Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds with two walks. Overall, the team had a strong eye at the plate, tallying six walks for the game. White stole two bases. Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds stole four bases in the game. Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds turned one double play in the game. Yucaipa Junior Varsity Thunderbirds didn't commit a single error in the field. Saenz had the most chances in the field with 10. Next up for Alta Loma Junior Varsity Braves 24/25 is a game at Glendora HS JV on Monday. Copyright © 2025 GameChanger Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse or republication of this story must include the preceding attribution and is subject to the Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Terms of Use, License Agreement, and Privacy Policy.