Bishop O’Dowd 9, Castro Valley 0
Pratt Nearly Perfect as Dragons Roar Again
This is the way it was supposed to be for the Dragons circa 2008. Good hitting , good defense and top notch pitching to frustrate the opposition. On Friday, at Bishop O’Dowd High School, the Dragons, wearing their home whites for the first time in a while, emerged from their recent slumber to dominate long time nemesis Castro Valley, as Junior hurler Daniel Pratt tossed a no hitter that utterly stymied the Trojans. Pratt just missed a perfect game, yielding a meaningless walk on an 11 pitch at bat in the 7th inning when the result was a foregone conclusion. Though Pratt’s performance was the headline, he had some help. Left fielder Bryce Hufford drove in 3 runs, doubling in two and knocking his first home run of the season, a “no doubt about it” solo shot that threatened windshields in the right field parking lot. Kevin Cooper and Mike Stowers both made outstanding catches in the outfield in