The Serra Cavaliers will head out to square off against the St. Paul Swordsmen at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Serra's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so St. Paul's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Serra will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Van Nuys on Saturday. The Cavaliers were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over the Wolves. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. Paul unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of South Pasadena by a score of 3-2.
St. Paul got a good showing from Troy Perez, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Troy Sibolboro made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Serra is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for St. Paul, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
Serra came up short against St. Paul in their previous meeting on Thursday, falling 4-0. Can the Cavaliers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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