The La Serna Lancers will venture away from home to challenge the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as La Serna comes in on three and Long Beach Poly on six.
La Serna's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Cerritos 11-0.
| 05/04/26 vs Cerritos | 9 |
| 04/07/26 vs El Rancho | 6 |
| 04/16/25 @ Gahr | 6 |
| 03/18/25 vs Whittier | 6 |
| 03/17/25 vs El Rancho | 6 |
La Serna got a great performance from Ava Jimenez as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Jimenez a new career-high.
On the hitting side, La Serna let Aubrie Baruch and Hailey Ramirez run wild. Baruch went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI, while Ramirez went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was Baruch's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Paulina Ortega, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
La Serna was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .516. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .447 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Long Beach Poly sidestepped Foothill for a 3-2 victory.
La Serna's record is now 11-13. As for Long Beach Poly, their record now sits at 16-4.
La Serna was able to grind out a solid win over Long Beach Poly in their previous matchup back in February of 2025, winning 13-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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