St. Brendan can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 14-1 margin over the IMater Charter Knights. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. Brendan considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Jean Garcia-chicano made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Garcia-chicano has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia-chicano was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
In other pitching news, Ethan Hernandez looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, St. Brendan let Diego Alvarez and Kevin Leon loose on the outfield. Alvarez scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Leon went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jan Perez Fernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On iMater Charter's side, Eric Padilla was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
St. Brendan is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for iMater Charter, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.
St. Brendan will head out on the road to take on Mater Academy Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Brendan: 3.9, Mater Academy Charter: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for iMater Charter, they will be playing at home against Somerset Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. IMater Charter has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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