Baseball Game Preview: Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders vs. Sweetwater Red Devils

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Previous Games

04/07/25 - Away	4-0 W
06/01/21 - Home	12-0 W
05/31/21 - Away	12-0 W
04/05/19 - Home	5-4 W
04/03/19 - Away	0-7 L
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Mater Dei Catholic has gone 8-2 against Sweetwater recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Red Devils at 3:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for Mater Dei Catholic: they have been struggling with seven straight losses at home, while Sweetwater has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.

Friday just wasn't the day for Mater Dei Catholic's offense. They fell just short of Hilltop by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Crusaders were not able to get on the board.

Kaij Ordaz was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one double. That double was his first of the season.

Meanwhile, Sweetwater came up short against Olympian on Friday and fell 5-2.

Sweetwater saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan De La Paz, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Sweetwater's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Mater Dei Catholic, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-12.

Mater Dei Catholic beat Sweetwater 4-0 in their previous meeting on Monday. Do the Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.