Villa Park got themselves on the board against La Serna on Thursday, but La Serna never followed suit. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Lancers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.

Logan Hoppie
| 04/23/26 @ La Serna | 2 |
| 04/16/26 @ Foothill | 2 |
| 04/10/26 vs El Dorado | 1 |
| 04/01/26 vs Arcadia | 1 |
| 03/25/26 @ Foothill | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
Logan Hoppie got the start for Villa Park and what a start it was: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Hoppie has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season. Ben Hanna relieved him and did a solid job, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Villa Park saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Olivan-Vazquez, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Dylan Malkemus also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Villa Park's record now sits at 16-7-1. As for La Serna, they now have a losing record of 10-11-1.
Coming up, Villa Park will square off against Cypress at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Spartans 2.5, the Centurions 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for La Serna, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 13-4 win against Whittier on the 24th.
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