Mater Dei extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 13-10 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the St. John Bosco Braves. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Braves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 on Tuesday.
As for St. John Bosco, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. The victory was familiar territory for they, who have now won seven contests in a row.
For St. John Bosco's part, Gavin Cervantes spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. Cervantes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, St. John Bosco's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Jackson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
While Mater Dei had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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