Baseball Recap: Cathedral Fighting Irish vs. Homestead Spartans
After losing to Homestead the last time they met, Cathedral decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Cathedral Fighting Irish skirted past the Homestead Spartans 7-6.
Patrick Mazur was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
On Homestead's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Riha, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Caleb Bradford, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Homestead didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cathedral only tossed seven.
Cathedral has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Homestead, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4.
Cathedral will take on Lawrence North at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Lawrence North will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Cathedral surely won't give up without a fight. As for Homestead, they will head out on the road to challenge Fort Wayne South Side at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Homestead is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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