For the second straight game, Mater Dei will face off against St. John Bosco. The Monarchs will challenge the Braves at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mater Dei has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while St. John Bosco will arrive with six straight wins.
Mater Dei fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against St. John Bosco on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Braves by a score of 3-2. Monarchs fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Braves since on Tuesday.
For St. John Bosco's part, they got a great performance from Trevor Heishman as he struck out seven batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Heishman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Noah Everly, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Moises Razo, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
St. John Bosco's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mater Dei, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
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