Whittier is 0-10 against La Serna since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Whittier Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the La Serna Lancers at 3:15 p.m. Neither Whittier nor La Serna posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Saturday, Whittier came up short against Maywood CES and fell 5-2. Whittier has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Whittier got a good showing from Adrian Magallanes, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Joseph Ruiz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Andrew Ruvalcaba was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Whittier didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maywood CES only tossed three.
Meanwhile, La Serna narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past California 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for La Serna.
Brandon Garcia looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mikey ALvarez, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nicholas Ramirez, who went 2-for-6 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Whittier's loss dropped their record down to 6-6-1. As for La Serna, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Whittier came up short against La Serna in their previous meeting on March 1st, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Serna's Joshua Rodriguez, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Now that Whittier knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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