The Arcadia Apaches will challenge the Torrance Tartars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Arcadia has three straight wins, Torrance has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Arcadia's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Glendale 11-0. The Apaches might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Gus Cooper
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Gus Cooper looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tarik Reese, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Keyonn Chatman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Arcadia hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Torrance suffered their biggest loss since March 29, 2024 on Saturday. They came up short against El Segundo, falling 13-7.
Torrance saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mateo Rickman, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Hector Chavez was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Torrance's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Arcadia, their victory bumped their record up to 16-2.
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