For the second straight game, La Canada will face off against Monrovia. The Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (La Canada 3.2, Monrovia 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
La Canada proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 13) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Monrovia 4-3.
Fritz Phillips
| 04/28/25 vs Monrovia | 7 |
| 03/08/25 @ Arroyo | 5 |
| 04/23/25 vs South El Monte | 3 |
| 04/05/25 @ Pasadena | 3 |
| 03/22/25 @ Marshall | 3 |
Fritz Phillips looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, La Canada saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Loughrin, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Monrovia and nudges their season record down to 19-5. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for La Canada, their win bumped their record up to 13-11.
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