Baseball Preview: Cathedral Panthers vs. Roxbury Prep Charter Wolves
The Cathedral Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Roxbury Prep Charter Wolves at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Cathedral will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Cathedral will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating New Mission, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Cathedral had just enough and edged New Mission out 22-21. Cathedral's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Cathedral got a massive performance out of AJ Castillo-Rivera, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his nine plate appearances. Castillo-Rivera is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Ismel Villar, who scored three runs while getting on base in five of his ten plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Roxbury Prep Charter had to kick off their season on the road back in April, but they showed no ill effects. They came out on top against Neighborhood House Charter by a score of 12-9.
Cathedral's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Roxbury Prep Charter, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-0.
Cathedral beat Roxbury Prep Charter 8-4 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cathedral since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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