Head-Royce had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the St. Bernard's Crusaders on Friday as the Head-Royce Jayhawks made off with a 9-3 win. Head-Royce might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Matthew Wong made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Wong was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Kaden Choi and Kento Tsuji did most of the damage at the plate: Choi scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Tsuji scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On St. Bernard's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mateo Gutierrez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The victory (which was Head-Royce's fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-5. As for St. Bernard's, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-13-1.
Head-Royce will stay at home for another game and welcome University at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. University will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. St. Bernard's does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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