St. Francis is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Carmel is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Francis Sharks will take on the Carmel Padres at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Francis will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Hollister, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. St. Francis blew past Hollister 11-5.
Trey Silva was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Silva was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Micah Cervantes was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Nash Horton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Carmel got the win against Salinas on Monday by a conclusive 8-1.
Justin LeMaster was incredible, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bo Iandoli, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
St. Francis is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Carmel, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. St. Francis hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Carmel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
St. Francis came up short against Carmel when the teams last played back in March, falling 12-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carmel's Matt Maxon, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Now that St. Francis knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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