After flying high against The Meadows School last Tuesday, Mater Dei Catholic came back down to earth. The Crusaders fell just short of the Westview Wolverines by a score of 8-7 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wolverines this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 two weeks ago.
Jean Pierre Noury made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Gianni Castellanos also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Mater Dei Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Westview, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Mater Dei Catholic will square off against Calexico at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Crusaders' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Westview, they will challenge Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wolverines 3.5, the Patriots 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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