Ocean View extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 6-17. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Katella Knights. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Knights this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-2 loss on Tuesday.
As for Katella, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-10. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
For Katella's part, the team relied heavily on Gabriel Guerrero, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Guerrero a new career-high.
Ocean View and Katella could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Seahawks (ranked 558th) will meet St. Anthony (ranked 272nd) at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Katella will challenge Costa Mesa at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (338 vs. 156).
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