Baseball Preview: Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle vs. Tooele Buffaloes
Juan Diego Catholic is 8-2 against Tooele since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tooele Buffaloes at 3:30 p.m. Juan Diego Catholic will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Wednesday, everything went Juan Diego Catholic's way against Cottonwood as Juan Diego Catholic made off with a 17-6 victory.
Castle Huggard was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Huggard was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Juan Diego Catholic let Kayson Larson and Hayden Mezenen loose on the outfield. Larson scored four runs while going 3-for-4, while Mezenen went 4-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Lombana, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Tooele had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Juab 7-5.
Like Juan Diego Catholic, Tooele also got a great game from a two-way player: Carson Freeman. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Freeman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Freeman was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Gabe Sutherland was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Juan Diego Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Tooele, their victory bumped their record up to 7-15.
Juan Diego Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Tooele in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, winning 9-5. Will Juan Diego Catholic repeat their success, or does Tooele have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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