La Serna scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past the Whittier Cardinals 10-3. The victory was familiar territory for La Serna who now have four in a row.
Brandon Garcia and Joshua Rodriguez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Garcia pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Rodriguez struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Garcia went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run, while Rodriguez scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Owen Long was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Barraza, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Whittier's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diego Pantoja, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
La Serna is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Whittier, they dropped their record down to 6-8-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
La Serna will head out on the road to square off against Bishop Amat at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. La Serna will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Whittier, they will take on McQueen at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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