The Torrance Tartars will head out on the road to challenge the Pacifica Mariners at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Torrance nor Pacifica posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Torrance took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Palos Verdes 2-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
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Aiden Anaya spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Torrance saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mateo Rickman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Pacifica fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Villa Park on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 6-2 to the Spartans. The Mariners just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Torrance is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Pacifica, their loss dropped their record down to 6-17.
Torrance was able to grind out a solid victory over Pacifica when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tartars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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