Castro Valley had lost four straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 8-10 to make it five. They fell just short of the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons by a score of 5-4. The Trojans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Dragons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2025.
Castro Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Berganciano, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Aidan Hackbarth also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
As for Bishop O'Dowd, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Bishop O'Dowd's side, Luca Fazio looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Fazio is becoming a predictor of the Dragons' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Lucas Partrite was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Marco Cecchin, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bishop O'Dowd beat Castro Valley by a score of 7-2 on Thursday.
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