On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought  contest, but the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons had to settle for  a  5-4 defeat against the Jesuit Marauders. Bishop O'Dowd has now  taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
  Cole Jones was cooking despite his team's loss,   scoring two  runs and  stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was  Rashad Hayes, who  scored a  run and  stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
 On Jesuit's side,  Cade Colombara looked comfortable as he  didn't allow a single  earned run over four innings pitched. Colombara has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't  tossed less than five  strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
 At the plate,  Eric Jensen was  incredible,  going 3-for-4 with a  home run, two  runs,  and two  RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of  Javier Ramirez, who  went 2-for-4 with two  RBI and a  double.
 Bishop O'Dowd's loss dropped their record down to 8-4-1. As for Jesuit,  the  victory  got them back to even at 5-5-1.
 Bishop O'Dowd is on the road again  on Wednesday to play Juan Diego Catholic at 8:00  a.m. Bishop O'Dowd's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8  runs per game  this season, so Juan Diego Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Jesuit, they will face off against Paul VI at 10:45  a.m.  on Wednesday.
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