The Cathedral Catholic Dons will take on the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns in a tournament on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Cathedral Catholic is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They fell just short of Del Norte by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday.
Owen Smyth was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Chris LeTourneau was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Rancho Buena Vista unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Granite Hills by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. The Longhorns haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Tyler Saldana-Mu?oz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
Cathedral Catholic took their victory against Rancho Buena Vista in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-3. Does Cathedral Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rancho Buena Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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