Baseball Game Preview: Cardinal Newman Crusaders vs. Taravella Trojans

The Cardinal Newman Crusaders will head out to face off against the Taravella Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cardinal Newman will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.

Cardinal Newman's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Jensen Beach with a sharp 7-0 victory.

Blake Anderson

Batters Struck Out

03/12/25 @ Jensen Beach	9
03/05/25 vs DeLand	3
02/27/25 @ Benjamin	3
02/20/25 vs North Broward Prep	6
02/12/25 vs Monsignor Pace	8
+ 8 more games

Blake Anderson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.

In other batting news, Dominic Demarzo and James Elliot did most of the damage at the plate: Demarzo scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Elliot scored a run while going 2-for-3. That stolen base was Demarzo's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Finn Duran, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Cardinal Newman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Taravella entered their matchup against West Broward on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Taravella took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Broward.

Taravella saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah McFarlane, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Cardinal Newman's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-0-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Taravella, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.