Torrance barely beat El Rancho the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tartars put the hurt on the Dons with a sharp 10-2 victory on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Tartars have won by exactly eight runs.
Noah Hernandez looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hector Chavez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run. Mateo Rickman was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Torrance is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for El Rancho, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.
Coming up, Torrance will challenge Woodrow Wilson at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bruins will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something the Tartars surely won't give up without a fight. As for El Rancho, they will square off against Whittier at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The Dons are facing the Cardinals at the right time seeing as the Cardinals are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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