Mater Dei Catholic is 0-4 against La Jolla since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the La Jolla Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mater Dei Catholic: 3.8, La Jolla: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Mater Dei Catholic earned a 7-3 victory over Mission Bay.
Evan Sahmel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Mater Dei Catholic got a big performance out of Luke Sosa, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Otero, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for La Jolla, as they earned their first road win of the season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand El Capitan a 6-0 shutout on Monday.
Ryan Kestler was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Adam Lafever was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Mater Dei Catholic pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs per game. As for La Jolla, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Mater Dei Catholic came up short against La Jolla when the teams last played back in March of 2022, falling 5-1. Thankfully for Mater Dei Catholic, Beau Brown (who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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