Mater Dei had lost four straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 13-11 to make it five. They lost 8-1 to the St. John Bosco Braves. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Braves this season, with their most recent loss being a 2-1 defeat on Wednesday.
As for St. John Bosco, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games.
For St. John Bosco's part, Brayden Krakowski looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Krakowski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, St. John Bosco let Miles Clark and Micah Taguiam run wild. Clark got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Taguiam got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run. That's the most RBI Clark has posted since back in March. James Clark was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Mater Dei is set to face off against their familiar foe Orange Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Monarchs 3.2, the Lancers 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, St. John Bosco will square off against rival JSerra Catholic at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Braves 2, the Lions 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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