The Torrance Tartars are taking a road trip to challenge the Lakewood Lancers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Torrance's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lakewood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lakewood will be up against a hot Torrance team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Torrance sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over West on Friday.
Sam Cruz tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Trevor Fortuna, who went 1-for-4 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hector Chavez, who went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 18 runs the game before, Lakewood was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell 4-1 to Woodrow Wilson. The defeat continues a trend for the Lancers in their meetings with the Bruins: they've now lost four in a row.
Joe Dizon put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Dizon was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Dizon wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Zepeda, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Torrance's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Torrance came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakewood in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Torrance 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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