The Junipero Serra Padres will take on the Bellarmine College Prep Bells at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Junipero Serra will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Bellarmine College Prep's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Junipero Serra hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Padres' pitcher stepped up to hand Archbishop Riordan a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Kelley Crawford
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Not much got past Kelley Crawford, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Archbishop Riordan off the board. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Crawford.
On the hitting side, Junipero Serra's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ian Josephson, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. Josephson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Tyler Harrison was another, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Junipero Serra hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive matches.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Bellarmine College Prep and Saint Francis meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Bells came out on top against the Lancers by a score of 4-1.
Bellarmine College Prep is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Junipero Serra, they pushed their record up to 23-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Junipero Serra skirted past Bellarmine College Prep 2-1 in their previous meeting back in March. Do the Padres have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bells turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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