Jesuit dropped their record down to 13-4 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They fell 3-0 to the Sunset Apollos. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Crusaders' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
As for Sunset, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. The win was familiar territory for they, who have now won four contests in a row.
For Sunset's part, not much got past Sydney Arnold, who gave up just four hits to keep Jesuit off the board. Arnold has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Sunset's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Pe?a, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Jesuit and Sunset should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Oregon Rankings. The Crusaders (ranked first) will meet Westview (ranked 58th) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Sunset will face off against Mountainside at 5:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (2 vs. 27). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Apollos 2.6, the Mavericks 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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