Baseball Recap: South Takes a Loss

If South was feeling good fresh off their 14-8 takedown of California City last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Spartans took an 18-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wasco Tigers on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.

Josh Encinas was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Encinas was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

Alex Portillo

Hits (Career)

02/28/25 vs Wasco	4
04/17/24 vs West	2
04/03/24 @ Del Oro	2
03/25/24 vs Wonderful College Prep Academy	2
02/27/24 @ Foothill	2

In other batting news, Alex Portillo and Tomas Encinas stepped up to the plate in a big way. Portillo scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5, while Encinas scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave Portillo a new career-high in hits. Julien Espinoza was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

South's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Wasco, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.

South has already played their next contest, a 4-0 win against Kennedy on the 1st. As for Wasco, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 5-0 loss against Highland on the 1st.