Baseball Preview: Cardinal Spellman The Pilots vs. Moore Catholic Mavericks
The Cardinal Spellman The Pilots will head out on the road to take on the Moore Catholic Mavericks at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cardinal Spellman will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Regis, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Cardinal Spellman never let Regis onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cardinal Spellman.
Meanwhile, Moore Catholic came into Thursday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Cardinal Hayes out 5-4.
Kenny Vazquez and Ryan Zeh dominated on the mound. Vazquez struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits, while Zeh tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Vazquez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Vin DeGrado was incredible, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Matt Doyle, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Cardinal Spellman's record is now 3-1. As for Moore Catholic, their record is now 4-7.
Cardinal Spellman couldn't quite finish off Moore Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Cardinal Spellman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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