The Loyola Cubs will take on the Santa Margarita Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Loyola sitting on three straight victories and Santa Margarita on four.
Loyola's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Crossroads as Loyola made off with a 14-0 win. With that victory, the Cubs brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Jimmy Levy
| 03/03/25 vs Crossroads | 6 |
| 04/06/24 vs North | 5 |
| 03/27/24 vs Cathedral | 5 |
| 02/25/25 vs Gahr | 4 |
| 03/20/24 vs St. Francis | 2 |
Jimmy Levy looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, James Dell'Amico and Luca Marucci did most of the damage at the plate: Dell'Amico went 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Marucci went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI Marucci has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Clougherty, who scored two runs and stole Two bases.
Loyola always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Santa Margarita got the win against Harvard-Westlake on Friday by a conclusive 9-0. That looming 9-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
Santa Margarita pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Loyola, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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