After flying high against North on Friday, South came back down to earth. The Spartans fell just short of the Redondo Union Sea Hawks by a score of 4-3 on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Sea Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Isaac Orozco
| 04/02/25 @ Peninsula | 4 |
| 05/03/25 @ Redondo Union | 2 |
| 04/30/25 vs North | 2 |
| 04/25/25 vs Wiseburn- Da Vinci | 2 |
| 03/19/25 vs Wiseburn- Da Vinci | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
Isaac Orozco was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. South is 6-1 when Orozco posts two or more runs, but 8-11 otherwise.
Orozco wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jonavan Talavera, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
South's record is now 14-12. As for Redondo Union, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-12 record this season.
South and Redondo Union should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Spartans (ranked 234th) will meet Roosevelt (ranked 739th) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Redondo Union will face off against Crossroads at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (163 vs. 496). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Sea Hawks 3.7, the Roadrunners 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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