For the second straight game, Irvine will face off against Portola. The Vaqueros will host the Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Irvine has three straight victories, Portola has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Irvine beats Portola with six runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Vaqueros walked away with a 6-2 win over the Bulldogs on Wednesday.
Drake Brito
| 03/12/25 @ Laguna Beach | 4 |
| 04/09/25 @ Woodbridge | 3 |
| 03/04/25 vs Mission Viejo | 2 |
| 04/16/25 @ Portola | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Crean Lutheran | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Drake Brito looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Irvine is 6-1 when Brito allows two or fewer earned runs, but 5-10 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Irvine's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack Dressendorfer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Irvine pushed their record up to 11-11 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Portola, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
