Baseball Preview: Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders vs. Olympian Eagles
Mater Dei Catholic has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Olympian Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Mater Dei Catholic will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Hilltop 7-5.
Erhan Jorge looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Roman Cruz was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Victor Diaz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Olympian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Mar Vista. The win was familiar territory for Olympian who now have three in a row.
Andrew Arnce spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Olympian's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Manuel Lizarraga, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mater Dei Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Olympian, their win bumped their record up to 9-14.
Mater Dei Catholic skirted past Olympian 9-8 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mater Dei Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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