Baseball Preview: Archbishop Carroll Patriots vs. Neumann-Goretti Saints
Archbishop Carroll is 1-9 against Neumann-Goretti since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Archbishop Carroll Patriots have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Neumann-Goretti Saints at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Archbishop Carroll will head into Monday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Devon Prep on Monday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the eight-run loss they were dealt on Saturday. Archbishop Carroll fell just short of Devon Prep by a score of 4-2.
Archbishop Carroll saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Wray, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Neumann-Goretti unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Father Judge. The defeat continues a trend for Neumann-Goretti in their matchups with Father Judge: they've now lost three in a row.
Santino Pharma was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Andrew Dankanich made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Archbishop Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Neumann-Goretti, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2.
Archbishop Carroll suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Neumann-Goretti in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Archbishop Carroll, Yariel Rodriquez (who went 1-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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