La Serna lost against El Rancho last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The La Serna Lancers fell just short of the El Rancho Dons by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that La Serna has lost by just one run.
La Serna saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Long, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, La Serna hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
On El Rancho's side, Angelo Martinez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits.
This is the second loss in a row for La Serna and nudges their season record down to 14-9. As for El Rancho, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. La Serna will square off against California at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. La Serna's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so California's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for El Rancho, they will head out on the road to take on Yucaipa at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Yucaipa is coming into the game with three straight wins at home, so El Rancho will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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