Baseball Game Preview: Environmental Charter White Tigers vs. Compton Early College Rising Phoenix

The Environmental Charter White Tigers will take on the Compton Early College Rising Phoenix on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Environmental Charter is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Shalhevet just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 12-1 to the Firehawks. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the White Tigers have suffered against the Firehawks since April 5, 2022.

Christian Salazar was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Compton Early College came up short against Animo Leadership on Tuesday, falling 30-5. The defeat continues a trend for the Rising Phoenix in their meetings with the Aztec Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.

Environmental Charter's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-4. As for Compton Early College, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.

Everything went Environmental Charter's way against Compton Early College when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Environmental Charter made off with a 20-3 victory. Will the White Tigers repeat their success, or do the Rising Phoenix have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.