The Palos Verdes Sea Kings will take on the Torrance Tartars at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Palos Verdes' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Torrance's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Palos Verdes fell victim to Mira Costa and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-0. That's two games in a row now that the Sea Kings have lost by exactly two runs.
Palos Verdes got a good showing from Jake Rodriguez, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Torrance ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out San Marcos 5-4. Winning may never get old, but the Tartars sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Kenichiro Torii tossed a big game, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Torrance is 8-1 when Torii allows two or fewer earned runs, but 4-7 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Vaugn Reinert, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was River Martinez, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Palos Verdes and nudges their season record down to 9-15. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only two runs. As for Torrance, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8.
Palos Verdes came up short against Torrance in their previous matchup back in March, falling 7-3. Will the Sea Kings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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