The Cathedral City Lions will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Xavier Prep Saints at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Cathedral City had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Banning. That's two games in a row now that Cathedral City has lost by just one run.
Sayuri Toledo was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Toledo has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Toledo was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Melanie Vargas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Crysela Moreno, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Xavier Prep fell victim to Shadow Hills and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. Their rough 7-0 loss to the Knights might stick with them for a while. Xavier Prep just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Cathedral City's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Xavier Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
Cathedral City suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Xavier Prep in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Cathedral City, Bri Mojica (who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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