The Irvington Vikings will take on the Berean Christian Eagles at 11:00  a.m.  on Saturday.
Things were looking good for Irvington after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost  6-2 to Pittsburg, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The  defeat   continues a  trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Pirates: they've now lost four in a row.
Irvington got a good showing from  Devin Patel, who   kept things locked down with   no  earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Patel has been consistent  recently: he hasn't  given up  more than one  walk in three consecutive appearances.

 Brayden Jaksa
| 03/19/25 vs Pittsburg | 2 | 
| 03/05/25 @ Freedom | 1 | 
| 05/08/24 vs Mission San Jose | 1 | 
| 05/06/24 @ Dublin | 1 | 
| 05/01/24 @ Newark Memorial | 1 | 
 On the hitting side,  Brayden Jaksa was cooking despite his team's loss,   firing off two  home runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave  him a new career-high in  home runs.  Matthew Forbes also deserves some recognition as  he  got his first  hit of the season.
 Even though they lost, Irvington  lost a few balls and  finished the game with two  home runs. That's the most  home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Berean Christian made easy work of College Prep  on Wednesday and carried off  a  10-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five matchups by eight  runs or more  so far this season.
 Luke Upshaw made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound,   striking out seven batters over  5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off   one  hit. Upshaw was also big at the plate,  scoring a  run and  stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
 In other batting news,  Max McTighe was  incredible,  going 2-for-4 with three  runs, one  triple,  and two  RBI. He has become a key player for Berean Christian: the team is undefeated when he posts  at  least  two  runs, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was  Josh Werner, who  scored a  run and  stole  Two bases. while  getting on base  in three of his four plate appearances.
 Berean Christian's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Irvington, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.