Baseball Preview: St. John Bosco Braves vs. JSerra Catholic Lions
St. John Bosco is 2-8 against JSerra Catholic since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. John Bosco Braves will head out on the road to face off against the JSerra Catholic Lions at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. John Bosco: 3.9, JSerra Catholic: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, St. John Bosco faced Mater Dei in a battle between two of the state's top teams. St. John Bosco fell 7-2 to Mater Dei. St. John Bosco has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. John Bosco got a good showing from Aidan Dahlk, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Dahlk has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. John Bosco saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Barajas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, JSerra Catholic had just enough and edged Granada Hills Charter out 4-3 on Saturday.
St. John Bosco's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6. As for JSerra Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8-1 record this season.
St. John Bosco came up short against JSerra Catholic when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 6-1. Can St. John Bosco avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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