Monrovia hit South Pasadena with a five-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since February 22, 2025.
Mason Wakumoto got South Pasadena off to a strong start despite the final result, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Wakumoto has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Isaiah Esquivel made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Ortiz, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for South Pasadena and nudges their season record down to 2-7-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Monrovia, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2-1.
South Pasadena has already played their next contest, an 11-1 loss against Charter Oak on the 21st. As for Monrovia, they will host San Marino at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wildcats 3.3, the Titans 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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