On Wednesday, St. John Bosco faced JSerra Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. John Bosco Braves fell just short of the JSerra Catholic Lions by a score of 8-6. St. John Bosco was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as JSerra Catholic apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on Tuesday.
Julian Garcia was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Owen Stelzer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Woodson, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
St. John Bosco has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-7 record this season. As for JSerra Catholic, they pushed their record up to 14-9-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
While St. John Bosco 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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