Salesian extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 6-15 in the process. They lost 9-0 to the Bishop Montgomery Knights. Considering the last time the Mustangs couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
As for Bishop Montgomery, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-10. Nine seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Bishop Montgomery's part, Salesian's batters probably weren't too happy with Pierson Howe, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 15 Ks (he gave up three walks). Howe has become a key player for the Knights: the team is undefeated when he posts at least ten strikeouts, but 9-10 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Bishop Montgomery got a massive performance out of Derek Perers, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Perers a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Matthew Orozco, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
While Salesian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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