For the second straight game, Bethlehem Center will face off against California. The Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Bethlehem Center managed to slip by California the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Bulldogs lost 14-4 to the Trojans on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For California's part, Ricky Lawson and Caden Monticelli made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Lawson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Monticelli didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Lawson also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because California is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 0-3-1 otherwise. At bat, Lawson scored two runs while going 4-for-4, while Monticelli scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, California got a big performance out of Kaden Weston, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits Weston has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Chase Cicchitto, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
California always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for California and bumps their season record up to 2-4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Bethlehem Center, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
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