The Carmel Padres will challenge the St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Carmel is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Carmel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over Los Gatos.
Zander Lunt looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jackson Loyd was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Bixby Moranda, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Junipero Serra typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday St. Ignatius College Preparatory proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Padres 2-0.
Archer Horn made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Horn was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
In other pitching news, Will Siwinski tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched.
Horn wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rocco Giometti, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Carmel's record now sits at 23-5. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Carmel has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. However, it's not like St. Ignatius College Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.9. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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