Baseball Recap: Monsignor Pace Spartans vs. Cardinal Newman Crusaders
The Monsignor Pace Spartans might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-2 to the Cardinal Newman Crusaders, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Monsignor Pace has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Monsignor Pace got a good showing from Isaac Tellez, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Dyson Joseph was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Cardinal Newman's side, Max Gonzalez looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Grant Hugus was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Alex Thompson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Monsignor Pace's defeat dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Cardinal Newman, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 17-3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Monsignor Pace will challenge West Boca Raton at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cardinal Newman, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play American Heritage at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (American Heritage: 4.1, Cardinal Newman: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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