The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the McClatchy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bishop O'Dowd is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Archie Williams. Bishop O'Dowd put the hurt on Archie Williams with a sharp 10-4 victory on Tuesday. The Dragons haven't had any issues with the Peregrine Falcons recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Leo Schwartz looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Rashad Hayes
| 02/25/25 @ Archie Williams | 2 |
| 05/03/24 @ Alameda | 1 |
| 05/01/24 @ Alameda | 1 |
| 04/26/24 vs Piedmont | 1 |
| 04/24/24 @ Piedmont | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rashad Hayes, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). John Teti was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, McClatchy put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Vacaville a 10-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Lions have posted since April 18, 2024.
Ari Silva made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Camden Salisbury looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Elias Ortega was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Antonio Barber, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
McClatchy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vacaville only posted an OBP of .300.
