The El Rancho Dons will take on the St. Bernard Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. El Rancho's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so St. Bernard's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
El Rancho blew Whittier out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Whittier got their revenge. The Dons fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Dons couldn't push the score so high this time.
El Rancho got a good showing from David Gonzalez, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Gonzalez has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one walk in 12 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Leo Segovia made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Matthew Borquez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They put the hurt on the Swordsmen with a sharp 8-1 victory.
The team relied heavily on Bryan Ramirez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorenzo Davis, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
St. Bernard's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for El Rancho, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.
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