Juan Diego Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their rough 9-1 loss to the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Juan Diego Catholic of the 5-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Juan Diego Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Odell, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
On Bishop O'Dowd's side, Felix Hereso looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hereso has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Jones, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Horacio Bucio, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Juan Diego Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Bishop O'Dowd, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4-1.
Juan Diego Catholic will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Jesuit at 5:15 p.m. As for Bishop O'Dowd, they will face off against Brophy College Prep at 11:45 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Brophy College Prep: 3.3, Bishop O'Dowd: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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