South Pasadena's hitters rose to the challenge against a Wildcats pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.35 runs allowed on Thursday. Everything went the South Pasadena Tigers' way against the Monrovia Wildcats as the South Pasadena Tigers made off with an 11-1 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory South Pasadena has managed all season.
South Pasadena got a big performance out of Jesse Chavez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Kawasaki, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Monrovia's side, they got a good showing from Maddox Morales, who pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
At the plate, Monrovia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Troy Grise, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
South Pasadena's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-11. As for Monrovia, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-10.
South Pasadena will look to defend their home field on Friday against Segerstrom at 3:15 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Segerstrom: 2.8, South Pasadena: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Monrovia, they will head out on the road to challenge Polytechnic at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Monrovia's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Polytechnic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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