California won against El Rancho last Tuesday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The California Condors came out on top against the La Serna Lancers by a score of 7-4. The victory continues a trend for the Condors in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now won five in a row.
California got a great performance from Pricilla Ramirez as she struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Mia Martinez was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Lauren Trivino also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
California was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Serna only posted a batting average of .192.
Condors
| 03/20/25 vs La Serna | 7-4 |
| 03/11/25 vs Sunny Hills | 5-2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Kennedy | 9-2 |
| 05/11/24 vs Valley View | 8-7 |
| 05/07/24 vs Rosary Academy | 8-1 |
| + 13 more games |
California's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for La Serna, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-3.
Looking ahead, California will venture away from home to challenge Esperanza at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. California's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Esperanza's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for La Serna, they will be taking part in a tournament against Edison at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday.
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