The Del Oro Golden Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Junipero Serra Padres at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Del Oro's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Junipero Serra's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Del Oro was able to grind out a solid victory over Jesuit, taking the game 5-1.
Del Oro got a great performance from Brody Coxen as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Shane Maloney, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kevin Taylor, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Junipero Serra earned a 9-4 win over Benicia last Thursday.
Aiden Waters looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Junipero Serra let Evan Bradshaw and Ian Josephson run wild. Bradshaw went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Josephson went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of William Walbridge, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Junipero Serra was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Benicia only posted a batting average of .226.
Del Oro's record is now 16-8. As for Junipero Serra, their record now sits at 17-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Del Oro hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Junipero Serra struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
