The Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the San Jacinto Valley Academy Wolves at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
After only one run in their last contest, Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School made sure to put some runs up on the board against California Military Institute on Friday. Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School blew past California Military Institute 16-3. Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Noah Gabbard made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Gabbard was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School let Joseph Vera and Daleigh Corlee loose on the outfield. Vera scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Corlee scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Morinaga, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, San Jacinto Valley Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. Their rough 7-1 loss to Nuview Bridge might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, San Jacinto Valley Academy couldn't push the score so high this time.
San Jacinto Valley Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Canon Fletcher, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-4. As for San Jacinto Valley Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like San Jacinto Valley Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School might still be hurting after the 12-4 loss they got from San Jacinto Valley Academy when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of San Jacinto Valley Academy's Carter Kelly, who struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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