The Bonsall Legionnaires will be playing at home against Cristo Rey at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bonsall has five straight wins, Cristo Rey has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bonsall will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 12) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over Bayfront Charter.
Phoenix Young and Peyton Yang made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Young pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Yang tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Young has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Young got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI, while Yang scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rowan Collup, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, Cristo Rey scored the most runs they've had all season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They suffered a rough 17-8 defeat at the hands of Gompers Prep Academy.
Bonsall has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Cristo Rey, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Bonsall's way against Cristo Rey in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Bonsall made off with a 20-6 win. Will Bonsall repeat their success, or does Cristo Rey have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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