Westmont baseball player Christian Preciado and Valley Christian baseball player Michael Castaneda are the Bay Area News Group’s boys high school athletes of the week for March 5-11.
Preciado, a junior, went 2 for 3 and knocked in the only run as Westmont defeated Moreau Catholic 1-0 in a non-league game. Also went 2 for 3 and scored the only run as the Campbell school edged Scotts Valley 1-0 in non-league play to improve to 4-1 this season.
Castaneda, a senior, pitched five scoreless innings to pick up the win as Valley Christian defeated Elk Grove 7-1 in a non-game game. Also went 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI, raising his batting average to .429. He improved to 3-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA over 16 innings.
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