The Serra Cavaliers will take on the Maywood CES Wolfpack in a tournament on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Serra comes in on five and Maywood CES on three.
Serra proved they can win big last Friday (they won by ten) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past La Salle 6-5. The game was the first time the Cavaliers have beaten the Lancers on their field since March 28, 2023.
Meanwhile, Maywood CES beat Sotomayor 6-2 on Friday.
David Aguirre made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Aguirre was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Maywood CES is 3-1 when Aguirre posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brian Aguirre, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Maywood CES always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .577. They are 3-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Maywood CES' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Serra, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
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