The Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Bosco Tech Tigers at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Bosco Tech took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Verbum Dei Jesuit, who comes in off a win.
Back in March, Verbum Dei Jesuit beat St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 10-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Verbum Dei Jesuit.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Bosco Tech had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Rosemead on Thursday. Bosco Tech has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bosco Tech got a good showing from Andrew Rodriguez, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Aidan Ramos made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Raymond Valdepena, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Verbum Dei Jesuit's victory bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Bosco Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Verbum Dei Jesuit might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Bosco Tech in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bosco Tech's David Gomez, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Now that Verbum Dei Jesuit knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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