The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the North Hollywood Huskies, where first pitch is scheduled at 1:00 p.m.
On Monday, Mater Dei Catholic came up short against Calexico and fell 8-3. Mater Dei Catholic has not had much luck with Calexico recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Mater Dei Catholic got a good showing from Christian Jimenez, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Eli Zamora made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, North Hollywood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Chieftains 5-4.
Mater Dei Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for North Hollywood, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season.
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