The San Pasqual Golden Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Canyon Crest Academy Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. San Pasqual's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Canyon Crest Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
San Pasqual will bounce into Monday's game after beating San Dieguito Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. San Pasqual put the hurt on San Dieguito Academy with a sharp 13-0 victory on Friday. 13 seems to be a good number for San Pasqual as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Evan Seneres made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Seneres has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Seneres was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Luke Olson was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Luke Nieblas was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Canyon Crest Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mt. Carmel.
Canyon Crest Academy also got a good showing from Jinho Bae, who tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Canyon Crest Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Shah, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
The victory made it two in a row for San Pasqual and bumps their season record up to 13-11. As for Canyon Crest Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-18.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. San Pasqual has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Canyon Crest Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
San Pasqual couldn't quite finish off Canyon Crest Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 and fell 7-5. Can San Pasqual avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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