The Bob Hope Eagles will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Cristo Rey Jesuit Lions at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bob Hope is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Texas Christian 18-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bob Hope considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Joshua Vargas made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Vargas was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Federico Chapa was a standout: he scored four runs and stole six bases while going 3-for-3. Dante Chapa was another key contributor, going 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Cristo Rey Jesuit gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on April 2nd. Everything went their way against Bob Hope as Cristo Rey Jesuit made off with a 9-1 win.
Bob Hope's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-8. As for Cristo Rey Jesuit, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Bob Hope suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Cristo Rey Jesuit in their previous meeting on April 2nd. Can Bob Hope avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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