Baseball Preview: South Spartans vs. Torrance Tartars
The South Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Torrance Tartars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but South had to settle for a 9-7 loss against El Segundo.
Caden Lewis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Ryan Stowe, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Even though they lost, South lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Torrance unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of University by a score of 7-6.
Mateo Rickman put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rickman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Rickman was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Noriyoshi Mori made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Eshua Desai was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
South's record is now 15-10. As for Torrance, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. South has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Torrance struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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