The Justin-Siena Braves will face off against the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Justin-Siena 2.9, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Justin-Siena needed a bit of extra time to put away Petaluma. They skirted past the Trojans 3-2.
Justin-Siena got a great performance from Spencer Nelson as he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Nelson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Noah Giovannelli was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two doubles, the most he's had since back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's offense. They came up short against Saint Francis on Friday, falling 9-0. The Fightin' Irish's loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Middleton, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Justin-Siena pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
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