The Junipero Serra Padres will challenge the Lincoln Trojans at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Junipero Serra has four straight victories, Lincoln has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Junipero Serra's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Capuchino. That's two games straight that the Padres have won by exactly five runs.
Junipero Serra got a great performance from Kelley Crawford as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over six innings pitched. What's more, Crawford gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Davis Minton was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Jack Wessell was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Junipero Serra hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Capuchino struck out six times.
Meanwhile, Lincoln didn't have quite enough to beat Saint Francis on Monday and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by exactly two runs.
Lincoln saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Ayala, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Junipero Serra's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Lincoln's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Junipero Serra has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Lincoln, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will Junipero Serra keep running through batters, or will Lincoln buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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