Mater Dei Catholic and Mar Vista are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Mar Vista Mariners at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mater Dei Catholic is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
On Thursday, Mater Dei Catholic needed a bit of extra time to put away Olympian. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagles and snuck past 4-3.
Zack Dare spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaij Ordaz, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Jean Pierre Noury was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mar Vista fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Olympian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Mar Vista couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mar Vista saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucious Ordaz, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Mater Dei Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Mar Vista, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-19-1 record this season.
Mater Dei Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Mar Vista in their previous meeting back in April, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mater Dei Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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