The Oceanside Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Canyon Crest Academy Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Oceanside will be strutting in after a win while Canyon Crest Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Oceanside finally turned things around against Mt. Carmel on Friday. Oceanside sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Mt. Carmel.
Quintin Cole looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Eddie Rodriguez was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Hostetter, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Canyon Crest Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 7-1 to San Pasqual.
Canyon Crest Academy also got a good showing from Jinho Bae, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
Oceanside's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-12-2. As for Canyon Crest Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-21.
Oceanside came up short against Canyon Crest Academy when the teams last played back in April, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Canyon Crest Academy's Derek Yu, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Oceanside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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