Crespi extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping them down to 5-16. They came up short against the Chaminade Eagles, falling 7-0. That's two games in a row now that the Celts have lost by exactly seven runs.
As for Chaminade, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games.
For Chaminade's part, not much got past Jackson Schroeder, who gave up just a hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Crespi off the board. Schroeder has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Chaminade got a big performance out of Isaiah Hearn, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Maslin Bennett, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Crespi and Chaminade could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Celts (ranked 305th) will meet St. Francis (ranked 86th) at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Chaminade will take on Harvard-Westlake at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (59 vs. 2).
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