It was a good run, but St. Ignatius College Preparatory unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Serra Padres. St. Ignatius College Preparatory was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Serra apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on Friday.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makai Susor, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Serra's side, Davis Minton looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Minton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Josiah Rodriguez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Ian Armstrong was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Serra, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Ignatius College Preparatory will square off against Valley Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Ignatius College Preparatory: 2.5, Valley Christian: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Serra, they will head out on the road to face off against Archbishop Mitty at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Serra's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Archbishop Mitty's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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