New York High School Baseball - Sacred Heart loses to LaSalle Academy
April 26, 2022: Yonkers, NY 10703
The Sacred Heart Irish baseball team (Yonkers, NY), was overwhelmed 14-2 in Tuesday's league outing with the visiting LaSalle Academy Cardinals (New York, NY)
The Cardinals now hold a 3-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host St. Edmund Prep for a Catholic B outing on Thursday, April 28. LaSalle Academy will confront a Eagles team coming off a 3-2 league win over LaSalle Academy (New York, NY). The Eagles record now stands at 1-0.
Next, the Irish confront the Nazareth Kingsmen (Brooklyn, NY) in a Catholic B outing, on Thursday, April 28. Sacred Heart will attempt to advance on its 1-5 season record. The Kingsmen go into the outing with a 0-1 record after their 6-4 league loss to Sacred Heart (Yonkers, NY).
Game Summary
CARDINALS FLY FOR THIRD STRAIGHT
Yonkers, NY – It was not neat and clean but, in the end, it was an 11-2 victory (five inning mercy rule) by the La Salle Cardinals over the Irish of Sacred Heart at Welty Park in Yonkers, New York. The win improved La Salle's CHSAA varsity baseball 'A' division record to 2-2 and 3-5 overall.
Damien Maldonado had three hits and three RBIs while Eric Marmolejos and Xavier Guzman collected two hits apiece. The Cardinals jumped out to a 7-0 lead after two innings and never looked back. In addition to his two hits, Guzman, also had 4 RBIs and picked up the win on the mound tossing two innings of one-hit ball with five strikeouts.
On Deck: La Salle completes the season series against rival St. Edmund Prep on Thursday, April 28th on Randall's Island. First pitch is scheduled for 4:30pm.
