Burlingame has won three straight games at home, while Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Burlingame Panthers will host the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Burlingame 2.5, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Burlingame had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run drubbing they dealt El Camino on Wednesday. Burlingame blew past El Camino 11-3. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Colts recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Dionisios Vorrises looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
Rodrigo Beltranena
| 03/05/25 vs El Camino | 4 |
| 04/17/24 vs Menlo-Atherton | 2 |
| 02/24/24 vs Terra Nova | 2 |
| 04/20/24 vs Palo Alto | 1 |
| 04/12/24 @ Hillsdale | 1 |
At the plate, Rodrigo Beltranena was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Drew Gall, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory got themselves on the board against El Camino on Saturday, but El Camino never followed suit. They walked away with a 4-0 win over the Colts.
Alexei Tioupine looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Max Matthews, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those hits marked the first that he got this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy Do, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Burlingame's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Burlingame's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's matchup. Burlingame has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.8 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, though, as they've been averaging only 1 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Burlingame continue to outrun the ball?
Burlingame beat Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory 7-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Does Burlingame have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
