Mater Dei Catholic is 0-4 against Montgomery since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Montgomery Aztecs at 3:30 p.m. Mater Dei Catholic is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Tuesday, Mater Dei Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Mar Vista, taking the game 7-3.
Evan Sahmel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Sosa, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Roman Cruz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Montgomery had just enough and edged Otay Ranch out 4-2 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Montgomery.
Luis Torres made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Torres was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Khalyl Perez was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Josh Trujillo, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Mater Dei Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Montgomery, their record is now 11-13.
Mater Dei Catholic came up short against Montgomery when the teams last played back in March of 2017, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Mater Dei Catholic, JORGE MARTINEZ (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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