Vistamar fell victim to St. Bernard and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 20-0 defeat at the hands of the St. Bernard Vikings. Vistamar's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it four in a row.
For St. Bernard's part, Royce McKenzie made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. McKenzie was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Aiden Moten was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Chris Amador, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Vistamar's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for St. Bernard, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Vistamar will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rolling Hills Prep at 3:15 p.m. on April 16th. After both having extra time off, St. Bernard and Salesian will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on April 9th. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Bernard: 3.1, Salesian: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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