With a playoff win on the line, Yucaipa rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Serra Cavaliers by a score of 6-3.
Logan Pashman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jason Franco was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Zarate, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Yucaipa is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Serra, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-9.
Looking ahead, Yucaipa will face off against Glendora at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tartans' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Thunderbirds' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Serra does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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