The St. Monica Mariners will square off against the Milken Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Monica will be strutting in after a victory while Milken will be coming in after a loss.
St. Monica took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over Salesian.
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Julian Salcedo tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Monica let Nick Wisot and Edvin Samayoa run wild. Wisot scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Samayoa went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Wisot has posted since back in February.
St. Monica hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Salesian struck out eight times.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, Milken finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Crossroads by a score of 2-1. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Jordan Liebman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Milken saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Benjamin Bedil, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
St. Monica's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-11. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Milken, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
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