The La Canada Spartans will be playing at home against the South Pasadena Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, La Canada narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) 4-3.
Leon Chen was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Flynn Lewis was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, South Pasadena came out on top against La Salle on Thursday by a score of 3-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Jon Bracamonte spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
La Canada's victory bumped their record up to 6-7-1. As for South Pasadena, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
La Canada couldn't quite finish off South Pasadena when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for La Canada, Ben Petrillo (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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