On Tuesday, St. John Bosco faced JSerra Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. John Bosco Braves narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the JSerra Catholic Lions 3-2. This was payback for St. John Bosco, who suffered a 6-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jack Champlin tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. John Bosco's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Macade Maxwell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. John Bosco's victory bumped their record up to 15-6. As for JSerra Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9-1.
St. John Bosco will have a chance to go back-to-back against JSerra Catholic: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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