La Serna, El Rancho each score wild-card baseball victory

The baseball teams from La Serna and El Rancho each won CIF-SS Division 4 wild-card games Tuesday to advance to Thursday’s first round.
La Serna beat visiting San Gabriel 7-0, paced by six strong innings from junior Enrique Pacheco. John Mendoza went 2 for 2 with a solo home run and Tony Ceron drove in a pair of runs. The Lancers will visit La Sierra in the next round.
El Rancho continued its recent hot streak with a 3-1 triumph on the road over Montclair. The Dons will play at West Torrance on Thursday.
In first-round softball action, La Serna (Div. 3), St. Paul (Div. 3), Schurr (Div. 5) and Montebello (Div. 5) scored victories while La Habra (Div. 3) and Whittier Christian (Div. 4) saw their seasons come to an end. Tuesday’s winner’s will play second-round games Thursday.

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