The South Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Redondo Union Sea Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. South's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Redondo Union's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
It was a classic North v. South duel when South took on North on Friday. The Spartans put the hurt on the Saxons with a sharp 13-3 victory. Considering the Spartans have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Dane Rhodes
| 05/02/25 @ North | 2 |
| 04/30/25 vs North | 1 |
| 04/26/25 @ Banning | 1 |
| 04/25/25 vs Wiseburn- Da Vinci | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Bishop Montgomery | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Dane Rhodes was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Tyler Dow, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North only posted a batting average of .192.
Meanwhile, Redondo Union came up short against Mira Costa on Friday and fell 4-1. The Sea Hawks have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Robby Zimmerman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Redondo Union saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikey Ricardo, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for South and bumps their season record up to 14-11. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Redondo Union, their loss dropped their record down to 14-12.
South couldn't quite finish off Redondo Union when the teams last played back in February of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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