St. Augustine Catholic entered their tilt with Santa Cruz Valley with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils on Monday and snuck past 9-8. This was payback for St. Augustine Catholic, who suffered a 12-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Owen Ernle made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ernle was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Diego Perez was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Joaquin Gracia was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Santa Cruz Valley's side, Jonathan Ramos and Juan Juarez stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ramos got on base in five of his seven plate appearances with a double, while Juarez scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his six plate appearances. Juarez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Xzavier Montijo, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases.
St. Augustine Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Santa Cruz Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11.
St. Augustine Catholic will head out on the road to square off against Desert Christian at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Augustine Catholic has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Santa Cruz Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Glendale Prep Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Glendale Prep Academy will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Santa Cruz Valley surely won't give up without a fight.
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