Softball Game Preview: South Pasadena Tigers vs. Monrovia Wildcats

Tigers

Runs

04/08/25 @ Monrovia	4
03/22/25 vs South Gate	9
03/22/25 @ Fairfax	10
03/21/25 @ La Canada	0
03/19/25 @ Glendale	15
+ 5 more games

For the second straight game, South Pasadena will face off against Monrovia. The Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Pasadena is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

South Pasadena's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Monrovia hitters got past them. The Tigers came up short against the Wildcats on Tuesday, falling 12-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Tigers have suffered since April 19, 2024.

For Monrovia's part, they got a great performance from Olivia Gallegos as she didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Madison Cardona, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikalah Ortega, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Monrovia kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.

Monrovia is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-10-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for South Pasadena, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.