Baseball Recap: Cardinal Gibbons Now 6-1 over Last Seven Games

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 vs Enloe	20
03/21/25 @ Enloe	15
03/03/25 @ Willow Spring	11
03/25/25 vs Leesville Road	9
03/14/25 vs Wakefield	9

Cardinal Gibbons won the last time they faced Leesville Road and things went their way on Tuesday too. Cardinal Gibbons' pitcher stepped up to hand Leesville Road a 9-0 shutout. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.

Jakub Mudd was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Graham Virag, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Mudd wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Cardinal Gibbons kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. Cardinal Gibbons is 5-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

Cardinal Gibbons has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Leesville Road and nudges their season record down to 6-4.

Coming up, Cardinal Gibbons will host Fuquay - Varina at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Cardinal Gibbons 2.5, Fuquay - Varina 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Leesville Road, they will venture away from home to square off against Cardinal Gibbons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.