Salesian College Preparatory waltzed into their contest on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bethel Jaguars an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Salesian College Preparatory, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Evan Vela made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Vela has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Vela was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chris Olsen, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Salvador Guerra was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Salesian College Preparatory pushed their record up to 10-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Bethel, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-15.
Salesian College Preparatory will head out on the road to take on Swett at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Salesian College Preparatory will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Bethel, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Kennedy at 4:00 p.m.
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