The Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs are taking a road trip to challenge the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Gibbons is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Cardinal Gibbons proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 11) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Somerset Academy, sneaking past 4-3.
Mike Ragusa tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has become a key player for Cardinal Gibbons: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-8 otherwise.
Bryce Faison
| 03/19/25 vs Somerset Academy | 3 |
| 04/04/24 vs Flanagan | 2 |
| 03/21/24 @ Coral Springs | 2 |
| 03/15/25 vs Bishop Snyder | 1 |
| 03/07/25 @ Jensen Beach | 1 |
On the hitting side, Bryce Faison was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Eddie Marshall, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Cardinal Newman ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past American Heritage 4-3.
Cardinal Newman let Finn Duran and Gabriel Acevedo run wild. Duran went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs, while Acevedo went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was Duran's first of the season.
Cardinal Newman pushed their record up to 14-1-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their record now sits at 7-9.
Cardinal Gibbons' speedy runners might be the difference in Friday's contest. Cardinal Gibbons has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Cardinal Newman, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Cardinal Gibbons continue to outrun the ball?
Cardinal Gibbons came up short against Cardinal Newman in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, falling 3-0. Can Cardinal Gibbons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
