The Borrego Springs Rams will face off against the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Borrego Springs has three straight wins, St. Joseph Academy has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Borrego Springs made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Calipatria, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Rams put the hurt on the Hornets with a sharp 17-6 victory on Tuesday. The Rams' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Ocean View Christian on Tuesday and fell 8-6.
Conall McMahon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Sutherlin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Borrego Springs' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for St. Joseph Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Borrego Springs was able to grind out a solid win over St. Joseph Academy in their previous matchup on Friday, winning 11-6. Will the Rams repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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