South lost against Torrance back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The South Spartans fell just short of the Torrance Tartars by a score of 6-5. South has struggled against Torrance recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Caden Lewis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Owen Maloney, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Torrance's side, they got a great performance from Jared Galang as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Mateo Rickman was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. River Martinez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
South's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Torrance, they pushed their record up to 18-7-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
While South had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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