Gardena was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Sun Valley Magnet Pioneers by a score of 6-4.
Gardena got a good showing from Bradley Ezquivel, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Ezquivel has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gardena saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jelani Hawes, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Sun Valley Magnet's side, they let Leonard Chavez Jr. and Joaquin Cadena loose on the outfield. Chavez Jr. went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double, while Cadena went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Gardena's loss dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Sun Valley Magnet, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Gardena will head out on the road to challenge Rancho Dominguez at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Gardena is facing Rancho Dominguez at the right time seeing as Rancho Dominguez is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Sun Valley Magnet, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Discovery at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Sun Valley Magnet is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 14.3 runs per game this season.
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