The Serra Cavaliers will challenge the Maywood CES Wolfpack at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Friday just wasn't the day for Serra's offense. They fell 4-0 to La Salle on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their meetings with the Lancers: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maywood CES). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Elizabeth a 23-0 shutout on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Ronaldo Morales and Brian Aguirre were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Morales tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Aguirre pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Maywood CES is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-4 otherwise. At bat, Morales went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Aguirre got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases Aguirre has posted since back in April of 2025.
Maywood CES kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.4.
The win got Maywood CES back to even at 5-5. As for Serra, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Everything went Serra's way against Maywood CES in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, as Serra made off with an 8-2 victory. Do the Cavaliers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wolfpack turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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