Baseball Recap: Irvington Vikings vs. Moreau Catholic Mariners
There's no place like home for Irvington, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Moreau Catholic Mariners on Friday and snuck past 8-7. This was a revenge contest for Irvington, as the team was forced to settle for a 6-3 defeat when these two played last Wednesday.
Irvington got a great performance from Bijan Bozorg-Chami as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Bozorg-Chami has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brayden Jaksa was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ayush Sadekar, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
On Moreau Catholic's side, Benjamin Fuentes put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Fuentes was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Gary Elizarrey was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Irvington's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-8. As for Moreau Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.
Irvington will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against James Logan at 4:00 p.m. Irvington has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Moreau Catholic, they will head out on the road to challenge Mission San Jose at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Moreau Catholic is facing Mission San Jose at the right time seeing as Mission San Jose is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
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