St. John Bosco is 2-8 against JSerra Catholic since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. John Bosco Braves will head out on the road to face off against the JSerra Catholic Lions at 4:00 p.m. St. John Bosco will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
St. John Bosco is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: JSerra Catholic, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (St. John Bosco was ranked 18th). St. John Bosco fell just short of JSerra Catholic by a score of 8-6 on Wednesday.
Julian Garcia was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Owen Stelzer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Woodson, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
St. John Bosco's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for JSerra Catholic, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-9-1.
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