Baseball Recap: Moreau Catholic Mariners vs. Irvington Vikings
Moreau Catholic was the 6-3 winner over Irvington when they last played one another last Wednesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Moreau Catholic Mariners fell just short of the Irvington Vikings by a score of 8-7 on Friday.
Benjamin Fuentes was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. 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 was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Irvington's side, they got a great performance from Bijan Bozorg-Chami as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Bozorg-Chami has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brayden Jaksa was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ayush Sadekar, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Moreau Catholic dropped their record down to 6-9 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Irvington, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season.
Moreau Catholic will head out on the road to face off against Mission San Jose at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Moreau Catholic is facing Mission San Jose at the right time seeing as Mission San Jose is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Irvington, they will be playing at home against James Logan at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. James Logan will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Irvington surely won't give up without a fight.
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