Mar Vista lost against Mater Dei Catholic back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mar Vista Mariners fell 7-3 to the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders. Mar Vista has not had much luck with Mater Dei Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Mar Vista saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Miles Bojorquez, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Mar Vista didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. This was only their 14th loss (out of 20 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
On Mater Dei Catholic's side, Evan Sahmel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Sahmel has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luke Sosa, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Roman Cruz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Mar Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 6-20-1. As for Mater Dei Catholic, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-10.
Mar Vista will be playing in front of their home fans against San Ysidro at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. San Ysidro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Mater Dei Catholic, they are on the road again on Friday to play Montgomery at 3:30 p.m. Montgomery's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Mater Dei Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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