The Servite Friars will square off against the La Mirada Matadores at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Servite 2.9, La Mirada 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Servite is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 13-9 victory over Capistrano Valley on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Friars.
Meanwhile, La Mirada faced Linfield Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Matadores fell just short of the Lions by a score of 2-1.
Aaron Sykes made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Servite's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for La Mirada, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4.
Servite skirted past La Mirada 4-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Do the Friars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Matadores turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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