Baseball Recap: Carver Crusaders vs. Cardinal Spellman Cardinals
Carver had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Cardinal Spellman Cardinals.
Nathan Dirado made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Dirado has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dirado was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Carver let Levon Mulready and Teagan Zakrzewski loose on the outfield. Mulready scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Zakrzewski scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Zakrzewski has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Lennox, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Carver has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Cardinal Spellman, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.
Carver will challenge Wareham at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Cardinal Spellman, they will be playing at home against Bishop Fenwick at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Cardinal Spellman is facing Bishop Fenwick at the right time seeing as Bishop Fenwick is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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