Baseball Recap: Cardinal Mooney Comes Up Short

Canton Central Catholic hit Cardinal Mooney with a eight-run fifth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cardinals lost 13-2 to the Crusaders. The Cardinals have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Taco Verroco was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.

Cardinal Mooney's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Canton Central Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.

Cardinal Mooney and Canton Central Catholic should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Cardinals will take on West Branch at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (63 vs. 355). Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic (ranked 86th) will meet Marlington (ranked 201st) at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.