The Jurupa Hills Spartans will face off against the St. Anthony Saints at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Jurupa Hills sitting on five straight wins and St. Anthony on nine.
Jurupa Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Whittier Christian get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly three runs.
Alejandro Preciado
| 05/15/25 vs Whittier Christian | 10 |
| 05/07/25 vs Colton | 15 |
| 04/30/25 vs Carter | 9 |
| 04/25/25 @ Eisenhower | 8 |
Alejandro Preciado made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaden Lopez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Anthony sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Heritage on Thursday.
Like Jurupa Hills, St. Anthony also got a great game from a two-way player: Benny Lane. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Lane was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high.
Lane wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nick Galluccio, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
St. Anthony's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Jurupa Hills, their record is now 22-5.
St. Anthony's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Jurupa Hills has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .492. It's a different story for St. Anthony, though, as they've only averaged .338. Will they be able to contain Jurupa Hills' hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
