Baseball Game Preview: Moreau Catholic Mariners vs. Miramonte Matadors

By Team Reports May 3, 2025, 12:43am

Baseball Preview: Moreau Catholic Mariners vs. Miramonte Matadors

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Moreau Catholic hasn't had much luck against Miramonte recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Mariners will look to defend their home field against the Matadors at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Moreau Catholic has nine straight victories, Miramonte has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Moreau Catholic's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Mission San Jose 11-0.

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Micah Marks and Isaiah Clendinen did most of the damage at the plate: Marks went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Clendinen went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Marks has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Broadus, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Meanwhile, while it was Miramonte who put the first runs on the board on Thursday, it was Berean Christian who put up more. The Matadors fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2.

Miramonte saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Leibowitz, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

Moreau Catholic's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Miramonte, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Moreau Catholic has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Miramonte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Moreau Catholic suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Miramonte in their previous matchup back in April of 2018. Will the Mariners have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.

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