Baseball Game Preview: Cherry Hill West Lions vs. Bishop Eustace Prep Crusaders

The Cherry Hill West Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Bishop Eustace Prep Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Cherry Hill West 3.9, Bishop Eustace Prep 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Cherry Hill West is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Cherokee just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 16-6 to the Chiefs.

Meanwhile, Bishop Eustace Prep waltzed into their contest on Monday with 17 straight wins... but they left with 18. They came out on top against the Golden Eagles by a score of 8-3.

Daniel Passalacqua looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Max Sullivan, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Mason Rosenberg, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Cherry Hill West's loss dropped their record down to 24-4. As for Bishop Eustace Prep, their record now sits at 21-3-1.

Cherry Hill West suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Bishop Eustace Prep in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.