The Godinez Fundamental Grizzlies will take on the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Godinez Fundamental will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Santa Ana, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Godinez Fundamental narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Santa Ana 4-3.
The team relied heavily on Nickolas Ticas, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Verbum Dei Jesuit by a score of 6-2 on Monday. That looming 6-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Warriors yet this season.
Joshua Rios made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 6.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 0-6 otherwise. Rios was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Christian Maldonado was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
Godinez Fundamental's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7.
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