Mission San Jose had lost nine straight at home dating back to last season, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 2-17 to make it ten. They fell 4-0 to the Moreau Catholic Mariners. The Warriors were not able to make up for their defeat to the Mariners from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Moreau Catholic, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games.
For Moreau Catholic's part, not much got past Gary Elizarrey, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Mission San Jose off the board. Elizarrey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Moreau Catholic let Benji Fuentes and Micah Marks run wild. Fuentes went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run, while Marks went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run. Those three stolen bases gave Marks a new career-high.
While Mission San Jose had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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