Bishop Diego is 1-9 against Grace since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 4:00 p.m. The game will give Bishop Diego their first taste of in-conference action this season.
Bishop Diego is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They lost 8-0 to Orcutt Academy.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Grace, who bounced back after a loss on the road on March 12th. They never let Fillmore get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory last Friday. The Lancers haven't had any issues with the Flashes recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Rudy Gargiulo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Grace is 3-0-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise. Gargiulo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Daniel Morlett was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of Grace's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 3-0-1 (and 2-3-1 when he doesn't). Grayson Phillips also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Bishop Diego's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Grace, their record is now 5-3-2.
Bishop Diego suffered a grim 25-1 defeat to Grace in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Bishop Diego avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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