Juan Diego Catholic is 7-1 against Stansbury since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle will head out on the road to challenge the Stansbury Stallions at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Juan Diego Catholic has three straight wins, Stansbury has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Juan Diego Catholic got themselves on the board against Hillcrest, but Hillcrest never followed suit. They blew past the Huskies 16-0. With that victory, Juan Diego Catholic brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Castle Huggard and Zach Carlson made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Huggard didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Carlson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). At the plate, Huggard scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Carlson scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Juan Diego Catholic got a massive performance out of Caden Fenger, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Odell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
While Stansbury couldn't quite beat Mountain Crest on Thursday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point defeat they were dealt on Saturday. Stansbury fell just short of Mountain Crest by a score of 10-8.
Stansbury also got a good showing from Beckham Rowley, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Rowley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Xaviah Patch made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Colton Bryant was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Juan Diego Catholic's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Stansbury, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Juan Diego Catholic might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Stansbury in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Juan Diego Catholic, Colton Sundloff (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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