Vallejo fell victim to Salesian College Preparatory and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their tough 7-0 loss to the Salesian College Preparatory Pride might stick with them for a while. Vallejo has struggled against Salesian College Preparatory recently, as their matchup on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Vallejo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Bernstine III, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Bernstine III has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Vallejo didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Salesian College Preparatory only tossed ten.
On Salesian College Preparatory's side, Chris Olsen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Olsen was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joe Ruiz, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Vallejo's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4-1. As for Salesian College Preparatory, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-4.
Vallejo will head out on the road to challenge Mt. Diablo at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vallejo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Mt. Diablo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Salesian College Preparatory, they will be playing at home against Bethel at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Salesian College Preparatory is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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