Xavier Prep was the 9-4 winner over Redlands East Valley when they last played one another back in March of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Xavier Prep Saints fell just short of the Redlands East Valley Wildcats by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Vincent Scarborough put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Scarborough was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
Scarborough wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kainoa Luna, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Xavier Prep's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Redlands East Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Coming up, Xavier Prep will head out to challenge Rancho Mirage at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Xavier Prep: 1.7, Rancho Mirage: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Redlands East Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Alta Loma at 3:00 p.m. The last five games Redlands East Valley has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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