Baseball Recap: Noah Joseph can't quite lead Santa Fe Christian over Bonita Vista

By Team Reports May 22, 2024, 6:09pm

Baseball Recap: Santa Fe Christian Eagles vs. Bonita Vista Barons

Santa Fe Christian and Bonita Vista squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Santa Fe Christian had to settle for second. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bonita Vista Barons. Santa Fe Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Santa Fe Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Joseph, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Jaxon Scheibe was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases.

On Bonita Vista's side, they got a great performance from DEMARCO ROJAS as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 6.2 innings pitched. ROJAS has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on LUIS SOSA, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of ALONSO ANDRADE, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Santa Fe Christian's loss dropped their record down to 24-8. As for Bonita Vista, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-10-1.

Santa Fe Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bonita Vista, they are on the road again on Friday to play Point Loma at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bonita Vista: 3.2, Point Loma: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps