Baseball Preview: Father Judge Crusaders vs. Archbishop Wood Vikings
After two games on the road, Father Judge is heading back home. They will take on the Archbishop Wood Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Father Judge's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Archbishop Wood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Father Judge is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Devon Prep (and have done all season long). Father Judge never let Devon Prep onto the board and left with a 6-0 win on Monday.
Not much got past Tim Gress, who gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks to keep Devon Prep off the board. Gress has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Father Judge saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Lebold, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Krause, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Wood entered their game against St. Joseph's Prep on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Archbishop Wood took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Joseph's Prep.
Richie Bayachek was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk).
Father Judge's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-7. As for Archbishop Wood, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Father Judge skirted past Archbishop Wood 3-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Father Judge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Archbishop Wood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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