The Torrance Tartars are taking a road trip to challenge the El Segundo Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Torrance had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Santa Monica on Tuesday. The Tartars blew past the Vikings 10-4. Torrance's win was all the more impressive since the Vikings were averaging only three runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, El Segundo had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.1 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-3 margin over the Saxons.
Jacy Lindsay tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, El Segundo got a massive performance out of Marilyn McCaverty, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four RBI. What's more, McCaverty posted three hits, the most she's had since back in March of 2024. Kacey Ekstrom was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
El Segundo was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Torrance is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for El Segundo, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Torrance couldn't quite get it done against El Segundo in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can the Tartars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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