In what's become a running theme this season, Seton Catholic gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over the Marcos de Niza Padres. The victory was familiar territory for Seton Catholic who now have three in a row.
Seton Catholic got a great performance from Jackson Bruening as he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Seton Catholic let Josh Brown and Andrew Merlos loose on the outfield. Brown scored two runs and stole two bases, while Merlos scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gerard Gerken, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Marcos de Niza's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tony Medina, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Medina has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Daniel Berg, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Seton Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Marcos de Niza, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-13.
Seton Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Marcos de Niza: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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