On Friday, Juan Diego Catholic never let their opponents score. They put the hurt on the Hillcrest Huskies with a sharp 16-0 victory. That looming 16-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Juan Diego Catholic yet this season.
Castle Huggard and Zach Carlson made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Huggard didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Carlson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). At bat, Huggard scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Carlson scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Juan Diego Catholic got a massive performance out of Caden Fenger, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Odell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
On Hillcrest's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Tomlinson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
The win (which was Juan Diego Catholic's third in a row) raised their record to 7-9. Admittedly, the team didn't face the toughest opposition across those games, namely Hillcrest, they, and they. As for they, they dropped their record down to 1-13 with that defeat, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Juan Diego Catholic will take on Stansbury at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Stansbury is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Hillcrest, they will head out on the road to square off against Tooele at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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