Two local teams advanced in CIF Southern Section first round baseball action Friday.
In Division 3, Garden Grove defeated Montebello 4-1. Christian Smith got his 11th win (against one loss), striking out seven batters and yielding just four hits. Alex Camino, Sean Grennon and Chris Williams each had two hits for the Argonauts.
Also in Division 3, Westminster scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game and eventually won it in 11 innings, defeating La Serna 7-6. John Aguillares, who had three hits in the game, drove in the winning run with a single.
The Argos and the Lions advance to the second round Tuesday. Grove will host Bonita, which defeated San Gorgonio 18-1 in the opener. Westminster will travel to play Quartz Hill, a 3-1 winner over University.
