Baseball Recap: Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle vs. Bishop O'Dowd Dragons
Juan Diego Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their rough 9-1 loss to the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Juan Diego Catholic of the 5-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Juan Diego Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Odell, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
On Bishop O'Dowd's side, Felix Hereso looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hereso has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Jones, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Horacio Bucio, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Juan Diego Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Bishop O'Dowd, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4-1.
Juan Diego Catholic will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Jesuit at 5:15 p.m. As for Bishop O'Dowd, they will face off against Brophy College Prep at 11:45 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Brophy College Prep: 3.3, Bishop O'Dowd: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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