Mission is 0-10 against Washington since May of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Bears will square off against the Eagles at 3:30 p.m. Mission will be strutting in after a win while Washington will be coming in after a loss.
Mission's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 14-0 margin over The Academy - San Francisco. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Alani Krejci
| 04/10/25 @ The Academy - San Francisco | 4 |
| 04/29/24 @ O'Connell | 3 |
| 03/20/24 vs KIPP SF College Prep | 3 |
| 03/04/25 @ Jefferson | 2 |
| 05/08/24 @ Balboa | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Alani Krejci, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles and one triple. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Adrian Chiavarria was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one double.
Mission was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Washington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 13-7 to St. Patrick-St. Vincent. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly six runs.
Liam Troy was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those two hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Alex Pon and Lorenzo Russo-Arana stepped up to the plate in a big way. Pon scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Russo-Arana scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Tasso Tourlos, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Washington's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Mission, their record is now 4-11.
Mission suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Washington when the teams last played last Monday. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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