For the second straight game, South Pasadena will face off against Monrovia. The Tigers will be playing at home against the Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for South Pasadena: they have been struggling with seven straight losses at home, while Monrovia has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
It was a proper cat-fight when South Pasadena duked it out with Monrovia on Monday. The Tigers fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 8-7. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 6-1 in the first period.
For Monrovia's part, Ronnie Carmona looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Carmona has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Monrovia got a big performance out of Isaias Hernandez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave Hernandez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sully Zinn, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Monrovia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for South Pasadena, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
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