Baseball Recap: Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders vs. San Ysidro Cougars
Mater Dei Catholic scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past the San Ysidro Cougars 12-2. The win was familiar territory for Mater Dei Catholic who now have four in a row.
Mater Dei Catholic got a great performance from Manny Fierro as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Fierro has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gianni Castellanos was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Eli Zamora, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
On San Ysidro's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marco Hernandez, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Mater Dei Catholic's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-10. As for San Ysidro, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-9.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Hilltop the next time they take the field. Mater Dei Catholic will host Hilltop at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while San Ysidro will host them at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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