Bosco Tech extended their losing streak to seven on Friday, dropping them down to 3-9. They came up short against the Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-4 on Wednesday.
As for Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, they pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games.
For Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary's part, Jackson Villagran made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary is undefeated when Villagran allows one or fewer hits, but 4-5 otherwise. Villagran was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary let Angelo Luna and Danny Martinez run wild. Luna went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and three runs, while Martinez went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave Luna a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Carbajal, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Coming up, Bosco Tech will head out to take on Downey at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Vikings' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, they will be playing at home against Mark Keppel at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
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