Baseball Game Preview: St. John Bosco Braves vs. JSerra Catholic Lions

For the second straight game, St. John Bosco will face off against JSerra Catholic. The Braves will head out on the road to take on the Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. John Bosco is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.

St. John Bosco will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating JSerra Catholic, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Braves came out on top against the Lions by a score of 6-1 on Tuesday.

Trevor Heishman

Batters Struck Out

04/29/25 vs JSerra Catholic	7
04/22/25 @ Mater Dei	7
04/15/25 @ Servite	5
04/08/25 vs Santa Margarita	6
04/01/25 vs Orange Lutheran	5
+ 4 more games

Trevor Heishman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, St. John Bosco let Jaden Jackson and James Clark run wild. Jackson went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI, while Clark went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits Jackson has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Everly, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

St. John Bosco was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

St. John Bosco pushed their record up to 20-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for JSerra Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season.