For the second straight game, Serra will face off against Bishop Amat. The Cavaliers will head out on the road to face off against the Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Serra's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Bishop Amat's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Serra's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Bishop Amat hitters got past them. The Cavaliers came up short against the Lancers on Tuesday, falling 15-4. The Cavaliers' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
For Bishop Amat's part, they got a great performance from Izaac Muniz as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Levi Altamirano, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Santiago Ramirez, who went 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
Bishop Amat always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Bishop Amat and bumps their season record up to 15-4. The team dominated over those games too, winning by an average of 9 runs. As for Serra, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
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