For the second straight game, St. Francis will face off against Bishop Alemany. St. Francis will take on Bishop Alemany at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Francis is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
St. Francis managed to slip by Bishop Alemany the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. St. Francis came up short against Bishop Alemany on Tuesday, falling 15-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For Bishop Alemany's part, Jonathan Alvarez made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Alvarez also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Bishop Alemany is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-5 otherwise. Alvarez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).
In other batting news, Joey Decker and Chase Stevenson did most of the damage at the plate: Decker scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Stevenson scored a run while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave Stevenson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Javier Lozano, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI.
Bishop Alemany always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
St. Francis now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Bishop Alemany, the victory snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 5-7 record.
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