Friday just wasn't the day for Bethel's offense. They lost 8-0 to the Salesian College Preparatory Pride on Friday. Bethel's loss continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row.
For Salesian College Preparatory's part, Evan Vela made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Vela has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Vela was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Chris Olsen was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Salvador Guerra, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Bethel's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Salesian College Preparatory, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-4.
Bethel will look to defend their home field on Monday against Kennedy at 4:00 p.m. As for Salesian College Preparatory, they will head out on the road to challenge Swett at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Salesian College Preparatory is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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