It was a good run, but South San Francisco unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell victim to a rough 9-1 loss at the hands of the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish. The result was an unpleasant reminder to South San Francisco of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2015.
South San Francisco saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabriel Martin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's side, Pj Vigo looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Vigo has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Aaron Louis was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. John Porter Strother was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
South San Francisco's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-3. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
South San Francisco will head out on the road to face off against Florin at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Florin: 3.7, South San Francisco: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Archbishop Riordan at 4:00 p.m.
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