Baseball Recap: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Takes a Loss

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory had lost three straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 12-13 to make it four. They lost 17-5 to the Junipero Serra Padres. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Padres this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-1 on Friday.

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tedford Lewis, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one double. Tyler Hurley also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

As for Junipero Serra, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-5. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

On Junipero Serra's side, Kelley Crawford looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Crawford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Junipero Serra got a massive performance out of Aaron Minton, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Minton a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tyler Harrison, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will challenge rival Valley Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Junipero Serra is set to square off against their familiar foe Archbishop Riordan at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.