Baseball Preview: McDowell Trojans vs. Cathedral Prep Ramblers
The McDowell Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cathedral Prep Ramblers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McDowell is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
McDowell stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Corry a 9-0 shutout.
Santino Musone made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Musone was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Gary Hills was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two doubles. Carter Swanson was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last four contests, Cathedral Prep finally came back down to earth on Friday. They fell 7-2 to St. Ignatius. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Cathedral Prep has scored all season.
Andrew Costello was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
McDowell has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Cathedral Prep, their loss ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-2.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. McDowell has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. However, it's not like Cathedral Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.2. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
McDowell came out on top in a nail-biter against Cathedral Prep when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Will McDowell repeat their success, or does Cathedral Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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