Baseball Recap: Cathedral Prep Gets the Win

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Northwest Christian, Cathedral Prep was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Gila Ridge Hawks.

Jacob Koshan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Koshan was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.

In other pitching news, JP Poranski looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.

Back at the plate, Mathius Sprickman was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Flanagan, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

The victory got Cathedral Prep back to even at 1-1. As for Gila Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.

Cathedral Prep has already played their next game, an 8-3 win against Cesar Chavez on the 4th. As for Gila Ridge, they will square off against Cibola at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Raiders' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Hawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them.