Northtown extended their losing streak to seven on Monday, dropping them down to 1-9. They lost 12-1 to the Cristo Rey Jesuit Cristeros. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Gabriel Velez was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Xavier Gonzalez also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
As for Cristo Rey Jesuit, their record is now 5-6. The game marked their most dominant win of the season.
On Cristo Rey Jesuit's side, Julian Ledesma- Sandoval and Christopher Mikolajewski were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Ledesma- Sandoval pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Mikolajewski struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Ledesma- Sandoval also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Cristo Rey Jesuit is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-5 otherwise. At the plate, Ledesma- Sandoval got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs, while Mikolajewski got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Mikolajewski a new career-high.
In other batting news, Andres Salas and Audel Ceballos Jr. did most of the damage at the plate: Salas went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Ceballos Jr. got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Cristo Rey Jesuit is 2-1 when Salas posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivan Martinez, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Looking ahead, Northtown will head out on the road to face off against Steinmetz College Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Cristo Rey Jesuit, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Juarez at 5:30 p.m.
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