Baseball Recap: Salesian College Preparatory Pride vs. Bethel Jaguars
Salesian College Preparatory waltzed into their contest on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bethel Jaguars an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Salesian College Preparatory, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Evan Vela made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Vela has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Vela was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chris Olsen, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Salvador Guerra was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Salesian College Preparatory pushed their record up to 10-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Bethel, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-15.
Salesian College Preparatory will head out on the road to take on Swett at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Salesian College Preparatory will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Bethel, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Kennedy at 4:00 p.m.
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