The College Prep Cougars will face off against the Encinal Jets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. College Prep will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, College Prep turned things around against Cornerstone Christian on Tuesday. They never let Cornerstone Christian get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory. That 14 run margin sets a new team best for College Prep this season.
Liev Melamed
| 05/06/25 vs Cornerstone Christian | 3 |
| 05/02/25 vs St. Joseph Notre Dame | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Athenian | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Drew | 2 |
| 05/01/25 @ Redwood Christian | 1 |
College Prep let Liev Melamed and Gardner Rees run wild. Melamed went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Rees went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI. Those three hits gave Melamed a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eleck Fa, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
College Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .607. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Encinal hadn't done well against Berkeley recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Jets narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Yellowjackets 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Jets have posted since April 5th.
Darren Olson looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Evan Furuichi, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs and one double. Encinal is 9-2 when Furuichi posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kainoa Otenbriet, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
College Prep's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Encinal, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
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