The third road matchup was the charm for Palo Alto, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against the Central Catholic Raiders by a score of 5-1 on Monday.
Vincent Braga looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Palo Alto got a big performance out of Coco Vonderhaar, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of KangHee Cho, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Central Catholic's side, Trace Hernandez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Palo Alto's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Central Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-3 record this season.
Palo Alto will take on James Logan at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Central Catholic, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Sierra at 4:00 p.m. on April 8th. Central Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Sierra's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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