The Mater Dei Monarchs will square off against the St. John Bosco Braves at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mater Dei 3, St. John Bosco 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Mater Dei came up short against JSerra Catholic and fell 6-2. The Monarchs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, St. John Bosco had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came out on top against the Friars by a score of 5-1.
St. John Bosco got a great performance from Brayden Krakowski as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Krakowski a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Moises Razo was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. James Clark was another key player, earning two RBI and one stolen base.
St. John Bosco pushed their record up to 16-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Mater Dei, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8.
Mater Dei beat St. John Bosco 7-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Monarchs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Braves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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