The Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles will face off against the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
Capistrano Valley Christian fell victim to Laguna Beach and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Breakers.
Meanwhile, Bishop Gorman faced Las Vegas in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Gaels put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 10-0 victory. The Gaels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Bishop Gorman got a great performance from James Whitaker as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Whitaker has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Bishop Gorman let Jonas Yatson and Koa Young run wild. Yatson scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Young scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave Young a new career-high. Alec Kajioka was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Bishop Gorman always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Las Vegas only posted an OBP of .200.
Capistrano Valley Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Bishop Gorman, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 12-8.
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