La Canada is on a three-game streak of home wins, while South Pasadena is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The La Canada Spartans will take on the South Pasadena Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Pasadena took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on La Canada, who comes in off a win.
In what's become a running theme this season, La Canada gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past Monrovia 15-5. The win was just what La Canada needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
Elle Leckrone spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ava Perry was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Laila Kazazian, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but South Pasadena had to settle for a 9-8 loss against Mayfield on Thursday.
South Pasadena saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talula Bearden, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Sydney Lee was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
La Canada has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7-1 record this season. As for South Pasadena, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
La Canada took their victory against South Pasadena in their previous meeting on March 8th by a conclusive 15-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was South Pasadena's Megan Sung, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will La Canada still be able to contain Sung? There's only one way to find out.
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