On Thursday, Bishop Gorman faced Desert Oasis in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bishop Gorman Gaels skirted past the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks 7-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Bishop Gorman also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Noah Ramos looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Burke Mabeus, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Boardman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Desert Oasis' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Jacob, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Desert Oasis didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 21 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Bishop Gorman's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-13. As for Desert Oasis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-18.
Bishop Gorman will head out on the road to face off against Coronado at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Coronado is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Desert Oasis, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Legacy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Legacy is coming into the contest with six straight defeats on the road, meaning Desert Oasis will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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