Hart head baseball coach Jim Ozella has been pleased with the performance of pitchers Garrett Gooding and Theo Stafford.

Add in a solid start by Alex Tenorio, and it’s a tough combination to beat.

West High of Torrance can vouch for that.

Hart’s pitching staff held West to three hits and one run in a 2-1 victory Tuesday at Hart High School.

The game was the first of a doubleheader for the two teams, with the nightcap to be played at Birmingham High.

The Indians (4-2) scored twice in the bottom of the second, but West appeared to be building momentum midway through the game.

After scoring against Tenorio in the fourth, West leadoff hitter Trevor Neer got on base thanks to an error to start the fifth and stole second to get into scoring position.

From there, the junior left-hander retired the next three batters, including two strikeouts.

“I was just focused on doing my job and executing my pitches,” Tenorio said.

West’s lineup consisted of just two lefties, and Tenorio said he used his curve to keep them at bay while utilizing his changeup on the rest of the lineup.

Tenorio was in control for most of his five innings of work before giving way to Gooding and Stafford.

“Those guys have been hot,” Ozella said. “They both did a great job.”

Gooding retired the first two batters he faced via strikeout in the sixth and then induced a groundout to the pitcher.

In the seventh, Stafford gave up a leadoff hit but later picked off the runner at first.

“It was a good job on his part,” Ozella said. “He ran three different looks for picks. I guess he finally got the one he wanted.”

Stafford then induced a popout and a groundout to end the game.

Hart jumped on the board in the second thanks to a big hit by freshman Luke Persico.

After Steve Rosso singled to lead off the inning, James Scott lay down a sacrifice bunt to move Rosso to second. Persico then stepped up, worked the count and smacked a single up the gap into left field to score Rosso.

“He’s been a good player for us,” Ozella said of Persico. “He’s really made some strides and will just keep getting better.”

Later in the inning, J.T. Barnes singled and Hart leadoff hitter Daniel Dietz lay down another sacrifice bunt to score Persico.

The Indians put a runner on in each of the final four innings, but West (2-4) wouldn’t yield another run.

The Warriors scored in the fourth when leadoff hitter Shun Tayama got on thanks to a base hit and later scored on a bloop single by third baseman Luke Klocek.

But that’s all that Tenorio and the rest of the Indians would allow.

“Credit to their pitcher,” said West head coach Juan Cueva. “He did a good job keeping us off balance. We didn’t execute when we needed to.”

Tenorio picked up the win while West starter Kevin Petersen took the loss despite pitching well, going the distance on the mound and scattering seven hits while allowing just the two runs.

The Indians left six runners on base, but Ozella thought the game was a good test for his team.

“We want to get in some tight games and bring some guys in,” he said.