There's no place like home for Torrance, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the South Spartans on Tuesday and snuck past 6-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Torrance also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Torrance got a great performance from Jared Galang as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mateo Rickman, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was River Martinez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
On South's side, Caden Lewis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base. Owen Maloney was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Torrance is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7-1 record this season. As for South, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-11.
Torrance will have a chance to go back-to-back against South: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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