The Environmental Charter White Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Gardena Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Monday.
Environmental Charter is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since April 11, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against Lawndale, falling 10-2. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the White Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jonathan Pineda was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Gardena made easy work of Jordan on Friday and carried off a 15-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Marco Viveros and Bradley Esquivel were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Viveros tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Esquivel tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits Viveros has allowed since back in March of 2024. At the plate, Viveros scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Esquivel scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Anthony Garcia was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Francisco Pavon, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Environmental Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Gardena, their record is now 2-0.
Environmental Charter couldn't quite finish off Gardena in their previous matchup back in May of 2018 and fell 7-5. Can Environmental Charter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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