Torrance won the last time they faced Lakewood and things went their way on Saturday too. Torrance skirted past Lakewood 6-4. That's two games straight that the Tartars have won by exactly two runs.
Torrance got a great performance from Kenichiro Torii as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Torii has become a key player for Torrance: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise.
At the plate, Torrance saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Guerra, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-7.
Tartars
| 03/22/25 @ Lakewood | 13 |
| 03/21/25 @ West | 4 |
| 03/19/25 vs Palos Verdes | 11 |
| 03/15/25 vs Capistrano Valley Christian | 9 |
| 03/12/25 @ Mira Costa | 5 |
| + 9 more games |
Torrance kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
The win (which was Torrance's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lakewood, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Torrance and Lakewood should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Torrance (ranked 106th) will meet Redondo Union (ranked 356th) at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Torrance 3.6, Redondo Union 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Lakewood will take on Jordan at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday up 371 places (277 vs. 648).
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