Temple City extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 2-8. They lost 13-3 to the La Canada Spartans. The Rams were not able to make up for their loss to the Spartans from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
As for La Canada, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The game marked their most dominant victory of the season so far.
For La Canada's part, Joe Bell and Benji Geller were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Bell pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Geller tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Bell got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs, while Geller went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most stolen bases Bell has posted since back in March of 2025.
In other pitching news, Fritz Phillips looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Austin Loughrin, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Finn Flowerhogan also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Temple City is set to take on their familiar foe Monrovia at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, La Canada will square off against rival South Pasadena at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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