California extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping their season record down to 12-11 in the process. They lost 9-0 to the De La Salle Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-1 on Wednesday.
California saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Jess, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
As for De La Salle, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 20-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games.
On De La Salle's side, Roman Bartosh tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Bartosh has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, De La Salle got a massive performance out of Antonio Castro, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Niko Baumgartner was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and three runs.
California does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for De La Salle, they will venture away from home to take on Dougherty Valley at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Spartans are facing the Wildcats at the right time seeing as the Wildcats are stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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