After a string of four wins, St. John Bosco's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mission Viejo Diablos. St. John Bosco was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mission Viejo apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February.
St. John Bosco got a good showing from John-John Aguilar, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Macade Maxwell and Jaden Jackson did some serious damage despite the final result: Maxwell went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Jackson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Mission Viejo's side, Christian Viggiano tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched.
St. John Bosco's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Mission Viejo, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
St. John Bosco will be playing in front of their home fans against Mater Dei at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mater Dei: 2.6, St. John Bosco: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mission Viejo, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Centennial at 10:00 a.m. Centennial's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Mission Viejo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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