Baseball Recap: Bishop O'Dowd Dragons vs. Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle
Bishop O'Dowd gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle as the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons made off with a 9-1 victory. That's more bragging rights for Bishop O'Dowd, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Felix Hereso looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cole Jones was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Vander Cole was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Juan Diego Catholic's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Odell, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Bishop O'Dowd's win bumped their record up to 9-4-1. As for Juan Diego Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.
Bishop O'Dowd is on the road again on Thursday to play Brophy College Prep at 11:45 p.m. Brophy College Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Bishop O'Dowd's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Juan Diego Catholic, they will face off against Jesuit at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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