The Santa Margarita Eagles will square off against the St. John Bosco Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Santa Margarita comes in on seven and St. John Bosco on 15.
Santa Margarita is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Crespi a 12-0 shutout. The Eagles not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 20th (when they won 16-2).
On Tuesday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. St. John Bosco came out on top in a nail-biter against Corona, sneaking past 2-0.
Trevor Heishman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, James Clark was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
St. John Bosco pushed their record up to 26-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Santa Margarita, their win bumped their record up to 20-12.
Santa Margarita couldn't quite get it done against St. John Bosco when the teams last played back in April as they fell 6-1. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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