Baseball Game Preview: Beverly Hills Normans vs. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors

The Beverly Hills Normans will face off against the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Beverly Hills will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.

Beverly Hills is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Hawthorne with a sharp 19-2 win last Thursday. With that victory, the Normans brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Race Findley

Runs (Career)

03/27/25 @ Hawthorne	4
04/11/24 @ Morningside	3
03/19/24 @ Inglewood	3
02/23/24 vs Los Angeles CES	2
03/25/25 vs Hawthorne	1

Race Findley was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jayden Ibarra, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Beverly Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .628. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hawthorne only posted an OBP of .292.

Meanwhile, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy came up short against Santa Ana Valley on Thursday and fell 6-3. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Joshua Rios made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Eleazar Garcia was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Beverly Hills, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7-1.

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Beverly Hills has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .454. It's a different story for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, though, as they've only averaged .315. Will they be able to contain Beverly Hills' hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.