Whittier, CA — South Pasadena Freshman Tigers had trouble keeping up with La Serna in an 8-2 loss on Tuesday. South Pasadena Freshman Tigers opened the scoring in the top of the first thanks to two sacrifice flies. South Pasadena Freshman Tigers first got on the board when Jonah Bangar hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run. La Serna jumped into the lead in the bottom of the first when Mason Soto homered to left field, scoring three runs, and Noah Olmos singled, scoring one run. Max Raphael opened the game for South Pasadena Freshman Tigers. The pitcher allowed four hits and four runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out two and walking four. Dominic Jackson opened the game for La Serna. The hurler surrendered two hits and two runs over four innings, striking out three and walking three. Brandon Hom and Cooper Slattery each collected one hit for South Pasadena Freshman Tigers. Aiden Chang and Bangar each drove in one run for South Pasadena Freshman Tigers. Hom stole two bases. South Pasadena Freshman Tigers were sure-handed and didn't commit a single error. Bangar made the most plays with four. La Serna piled up nine hits in the game. Soto drove the middle of the lineup, leading La Serna with three runs batted in. The outfielder went 1-for-2 on the day. Olmos led La Serna with two hits in three at bats. La Serna had a strong eye at the plate, piling up nine walks for the game. Junior Rivera, Soto, and Chris Avila led the team with two bases on balls each. Olmos and Soto each stole multiple bases for La Serna. La Serna ran wild on the base paths, amassing seven stolen bases for the game. By GameChanger Media