On Saturday, the Whittier Cardinals came up short against the Maywood CES Wolfpack and fell 5-2. Whittier has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Whittier got a good showing from Adrian Magallanes, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Joseph Ruiz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jiovanni Munoz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Whittier didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maywood CES only tossed three.
On Maywood CES's side, Ronaldo Morales and Angel Iglesias did most of the damage at the plate: Morales scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Iglesias scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Iglesias hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games.
Whittier's loss dropped their record down to 6-6-1. As for Maywood CES, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Whittier will take on La Serna at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. La Serna hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Maywood CES, they will head out on the road to challenge Glenn at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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