Bishop O'Dowd pushed their score to six the last time they played Pinole Valley, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Pinole Valley Spartans 3-1. For the Dragons, this counts as revenge for the 13-6 victory the Spartans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2016.
Benjie Sharman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
At the plate, Bishop O'Dowd's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was John Teti, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run was Teti's first of the season.
Bishop O'Dowd now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Pinole Valley, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bishop O'Dowd will welcome Windsor at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Windsor has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Pinole Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Justin-Siena at 4:30 p.m.
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