After losing to South Pasadena the last time they met, Alhambra decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Alhambra Moors came out on top in a nail-biter against the South Pasadena Tigers on Tuesday and snuck past 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Alhambra.
Matt Garcia tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Carlos Hernandez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
On South Pasadena's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Alhambra is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for South Pasadena, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-9.
Alhambra will head out on the road to take on Pasadena at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Alhambra: 3.8, Pasadena: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for South Pasadena, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against La Salle at 3:15 p.m. La Salle's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so South Pasadena's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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