Mater Dei Catholic is 2-8 against Crescenta Valley since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will look to defend their home field against the Crescenta Valley Falcons at 11:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mater Dei Catholic: 3.6, Crescenta Valley: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mater Dei Catholic scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against La Jolla as Mater Dei Catholic made off with an 11-2 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Mater Dei Catholic with their most commanding win of the season.
Zack Dare tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Manny Fierro picked up the save, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Roman Cruz was a standout: he went 1-for-5 with a home run and four RBI. Ethan Otero was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Crescenta Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 8-0 loss at the hands of Torrance. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Crescenta Valley's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
The win made it two in a row for Mater Dei Catholic and bumps their season record up to 8-2. As for Crescenta Valley, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
Mater Dei Catholic might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Crescenta Valley in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Mater Dei Catholic, Connor Campbell (who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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