La Canada is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Monday. They will host the South Pasadena Tigers at 3:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
La Canada is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Arroyo 12-1 on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Spartans considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Fritz Phillips looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
Will Park
| 03/08/25 @ Arroyo | 4 |
| 02/26/25 vs Granada Hills Charter | 2 |
| 02/29/24 vs Arroyo | 2 |
| 02/13/24 @ Burbank | 2 |
| 03/07/25 @ Village Christian | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Will Park, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Finn Flowerhogan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
La Canada was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, South Pasadena had just enough and edged out St. Margaret's 8-6 on Saturday.
Gabe Vogel made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Evan Barreau looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Aaron Kawasaki was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
La Canada's victory ended a 15-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. As for South Pasadena, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
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