Baseball Game Preview: St. Paul Swordsmen vs. Cajon Cowboys

The St. Paul Swordsmen will take on the Cajon Cowboys in a tournament on Wednesday. St. Paul's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Cajon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

St. Paul will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Paraclete, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. St. Paul walked away with a 5-2 win over Paraclete on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Swordsmen.

Jonathan Lara

Hits Against

03/11/25 vs Paraclete	2
03/04/25 @ Bishop Amat	1
03/01/25 @ Norwalk	2
02/19/25 vs El Rancho	1

Jonathan Lara looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Troy Sibolboro, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Fernie Soto, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

St. Paul hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Paraclete struck out seven times.

Meanwhile, Cajon entered their tilt with Adelanto on Monday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Saints a 6-0 shutout.

Steven Rubio and Caleb Koster did most of the damage at the plate: 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 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 St. Paul, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-3.