Baseball Game Preview: Cristo Rey Jesuit Cristeros vs. Northtown Pumas

The Cristo Rey Jesuit Cristeros will take on the Northtown Pumas at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Cristo Rey Jesuit has given up an average of 11.7 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Cristo Rey Jesuit is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They came up short against Westmont, falling 25-0.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northtown). They were the clear victors by a 26-9 margin over Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Pumas considering their two-run performance the game before.

Will Flores was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five stolen bases, four runs, and one triple. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Fabian Negron, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with five stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI.

Northtown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .805. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Cristo Rey Jesuit's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Northtown, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-11.

Everything went Cristo Rey Jesuit's way against Northtown when the teams last played back in April, as Cristo Rey Jesuit made off with an 8-0 win. Will the Cristeros repeat their success, or do the Pumas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.