Baseball Recap: Lawndale Has No Trouble Against Inglewood

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Leuzinger, Lawndale was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Inglewood Sentinels with a sharp 14-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Sentinels: they've now won six in a row.

Issaiah Alvarado

Earned Runs

04/22/25 @ Leuzinger	6
03/04/25 @ Redondo Union	4
02/24/25 vs Lennox Academy	3
04/15/25 @ Santa Monica	2
03/25/25 @ Mira Costa	2

Issaiah Alvarado made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over 4.1 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Lawndale is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-9 otherwise. Alvarado was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February.

In other batting news, Seth Alex Rodriguez was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Eddie Dominguez was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

Lawndale was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Inglewood only posted a batting average of .091.

Lawndale's record is now 14-9. As for Inglewood, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-14.

Lawndale will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Sentinels: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.