Baseball Preview: Gardena Panthers vs. Narbonne Gauchos
Gardena is 0-10 against Narbonne since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Gardena Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Narbonne Gauchos at 3:00 p.m. Gardena will be strutting in after a win while Narbonne will be coming in after a defeat.
Gardena took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Canoga Park and snuck past 8-7.
Anthony Garcia made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Garcia was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other pitching news, Bradley Ezquivel tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Daniel Serna was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-6. Jordy Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Narbonne was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sylmar.
Gardena's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-16. As for Narbonne, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 16 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-19 record this season.
Gardena suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Narbonne in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Gardena avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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