Mater Dei Catholic had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Mar Vista Mariners by a score of 7-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mater Dei Catholic also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Evan Sahmel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Sosa, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Joey Castillo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Mar Vista's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Miles Bojorquez, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Mar Vista didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. This was only their 14th loss (out of 20 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Mater Dei Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Mar Vista, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-20-1.
Mater Dei Catholic will head out on the road to square off against Montgomery at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Montgomery's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Mater Dei Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mar Vista, they will be playing in front of their home fans against San Ysidro at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. San Ysidro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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