The Patrick Henry Patriots will square off against the St. John Bosco Braves at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Patrick Henry's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so St. John Bosco's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Patrick Henry is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Crespi 5-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Tyson Bobo and Cody Cappelletti made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Bobo pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Meanwhile, Cappelletti pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bobo has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Bobo went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI, while Cappelletti went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ian Brooke, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, St. John Bosco entered their tilt with Villa Park on Thursday with 17 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 18. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Spartans.
Gavin Cervantes looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Noah Everly and Jaden Jackson did most of the damage at the plate: Everly went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Jackson went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Miles Clark, who earned one run and two stolen bases.
St. John Bosco pushed their record up to 29-4 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Patrick Henry, their record is now 23-10-2.
