After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Horizon Honors, St. Augustine Catholic was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Tempe Prep Knights. This was payback for St. Augustine Catholic, who suffered an 8-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Sergio Cordova spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Owen Ernle, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andres Betancourt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Tempe Prep's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mateo Ramirez, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
St. Augustine Catholic's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Tempe Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
St. Augustine Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Tempe Prep: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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