After flying high against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy last Tuesday, Whittier came back down to earth. The Whittier Cardinals fell just short of the Wilson Wildcats by a score of 5-4 on Friday. The Cardinals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Whittier saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Magallanes, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Andrew Ruvalcaba was another, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Whittier's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Wilson, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
We've got a battle between Cardinals coming up. Wilson will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cabrillo at 3:00 p.m. on March 3rd.
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