After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Etiwanda, Maranatha was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the St. Augustine Saints 5-4. This was payback for the Minutemen, who suffered a 7-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Bradley Loiacono
| 02/26/26 vs St. Augustine | 5 |
| 02/21/26 vs Etiwanda | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Heritage Christian | 3 |
| 05/03/25 vs Valencia | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ Etiwanda | 2 |
Bradley Loiacono looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Maranatha's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Geeting, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Geeting a new career-high. Gabe Barragan was another, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Maranatha's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for St. Augustine, they now also have a losing record of 1-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Maranatha will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Valencia at 3:15 p.m. on March 10. As for St. Augustine, they will challenge Pacifica at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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