Baseball Game Preview: Berkeley Prep Buccaneers vs. Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes

For the second straight game, Berkeley Prep will face off against Bishop McLaughlin Catholic. The Buccaneers will welcome the Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Berkeley Prep 2.6, Bishop McLaughlin Catholic 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Berkeley Prep heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Monday. They fell just short of Bishop McLaughlin Catholic by a score of 5-4. The Buccaneers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

For Bishop McLaughlin Catholic's part, Elvys Quezada was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bishop McLaughlin Catholic is 4-1 when Quezada allows one or fewer hits, but 12-14 otherwise. Quezada was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Fox, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jacob Boyd was another key player, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and one stolen base.

Bishop McLaughlin Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-15 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Berkeley Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-9.