Baseball Game Preview: Paraclete Spirits vs. Cajon Cowboys

The Paraclete Spirits will challenge the Cajon Cowboys at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Paraclete has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Cajon will arrive with five straight victories.

Last Tuesday, Paraclete came up short against St. Paul and fell 5-2.

Jacob Draper was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Those hits were his first of the season.

Armando Saucedo

Stolen Base (Career)

03/11/25 @ St. Paul	2
02/24/25 vs Saugus	1
02/21/25 vs Cleveland	1
05/02/24 @ Sultana	1
04/11/24 vs Bishop Montgomery	1

At the plate, Julian Trejo and Armando Saucedo did some serious damage despite the final result: Trejo scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3, while Saucedo scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Saucedo a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Abraham Perez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Cajon owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. Everything went their way against Adelanto as Cajon made off with a 6-0 win.

Cajon let Steven Rubio and Caleb Koster run wild. Rubio went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Koster scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Salazar, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.

Cajon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in five consecutive matches.

Cajon pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Paraclete, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.