Baseball Game Preview: St. John Bosco Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 7:38am

Baseball Preview: St. John Bosco Braves vs. El Segundo Eagles

The St. John Bosco Braves will be playing in front of their home fans against the El Segundo Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with St. John Bosco sitting on three straight wins and El Segundo on four.

St. John Bosco is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Corona del Mar.

St. John Bosco got a great performance from Anthony Cosme as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Cosme has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Owen Tomich was excellent, going 3-for-3 with two RBI. Julian Villase?or was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Meanwhile, El Segundo had just enough and edged Fountain Valley out 2-1 on Tuesday.

St. John Bosco's win bumped their record up to 18-10. As for El Segundo, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.

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