Van Nuys is 1-9 against San Fernando since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Van Nuys Wolves have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the San Fernando Tigers at 3:00 p.m. Van Nuys is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Van Nuys will head into Saturday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 13) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Sun Valley Magnet 3-1.
Alejandro Diaz was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and two RBI. Marvin Rivera was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, San Fernando was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Palisades by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that San Fernando has lost by just one run.
Isaac Cerpa was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, San Fernando didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palisades only tossed five.
Van Nuys pushed their record up to 7-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for San Fernando, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Van Nuys has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like San Fernando struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Van Nuys suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to San Fernando in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Van Nuys avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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