The Segerstrom Jaguars will face off against the California Condors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Segerstrom proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by six) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Oxford Academy 2-1.
Marcos Valeriano
| 03/27/25 vs Oxford Academy | 1 |
| 03/21/25 @ Katella | 2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Irvine | 0 |
Marcos Valeriano looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Segerstrom saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jerry Cortez, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That hit was Cortez's first of the season.
Meanwhile, California entered their tilt with Kennedy on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Fighting Irish. While the Condors didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Ethan Martinez looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
Segerstrom's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for California, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
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