Baseball Preview: Father Judge Crusaders vs. Conwell-Egan Catholic Eagles
Father Judge is 7-0 against Conwell-Egan Catholic since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Father Judge Crusaders will be playing at home against the Conwell-Egan Catholic Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Father Judge comes in on six and Conwell-Egan Catholic on four.
Father Judge can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Roman Catholic an 8-0 shutout. Eight seems to be a good number for Father Judge as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Dave Rodriguez made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Richie Lee was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Jason Lebold was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Conwell-Egan Catholic beat Germantown Academy 5-2 on Monday.
Kyle Tuthill tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Conwell-Egan Catholic's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chase Forester, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Guzzie, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Father Judge is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Conwell-Egan Catholic, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Father Judge has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Conwell-Egan Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Father Judge beat Conwell-Egan Catholic 4-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Father Judge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Conwell-Egan Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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