Baseball Preview: Moreau Catholic Mariners vs. Mission San Jose Warriors
The Moreau Catholic Mariners will head out on the road to challenge the Mission San Jose Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Moreau Catholic will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Moreau Catholic had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Irvington.
Benjamin Fuentes put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Fuentes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Gary Elizarrey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Mission San Jose is still looking for their first win of the season after 14 games. They fell just short of Milpitas by a score of 4-2 on Saturday.
Varun Rangarajan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mission San Jose saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vinhson Nguyen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Moreau Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Mission San Jose, their record is now 0-14.
Moreau Catholic suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Mission San Jose when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Moreau Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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