Baseball Recap: Monsignor McClancy Comes Up Short

Monsignor McClancy extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 3-8 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Xaverian Clippers. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Clippers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.

As for Xaverian, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games.

For Xaverian's part, they got a great performance from Robert Ladesma as he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.

At the plate, Xaverian's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Danny Cronin, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Cronin has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.

Monsignor McClancy has already played their next game (against Holy Trinity), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Xaverian will be paying especially close attention to the Crusaders' matchup: after the Crusaders face off against the Titans, they'll take on Xaverian again at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.