The Salesian College Preparatory Pride will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Bethel Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Salesian College Preparatory has five straight victories, Bethel has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bethel's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Salesian College Preparatory had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Salesian College Preparatory never let Vallejo onto the board and left with a 7-0 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for Salesian College Preparatory, who have now won four matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Chris Olsen was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Olsen was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joe Ruiz, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Bethel had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Hercules last Wednesday.
Salesian College Preparatory's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Bethel, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Salesian College Preparatory came out on top in a nail-biter against Bethel in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. Does Salesian College Preparatory have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bethel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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