Baseball Preview: Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders vs. San Ysidro Cougars
Mater Dei Catholic is on a four-game streak of home wins, while San Ysidro is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will take on the San Ysidro Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Mater Dei Catholic earned a 4-1 victory over Mar Vista. That's two games straight that Mater Dei Catholic has won by exactly three runs.
Manny Fierro spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mater Dei Catholic saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Sosa, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaij Ordaz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, San Ysidro sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Mar Vista on Thursday.
Mater Dei Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for San Ysidro, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
Mater Dei Catholic beat San Ysidro 6-3 in their previous matchup on April 8th. Does Mater Dei Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Ysidro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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