Baseball Game Preview: Camden Catholic Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 12, 2024, 2:23am

Baseball Preview: Camden Catholic Fighting Irish vs. Cherry Hill East Cougars

The Camden Catholic Fighting Irish are on the road again on Monday to play the Cherry Hill East Cougars at 3:45 a.m.

Camden Catholic fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Woodstown on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 7-6.

Matthew Mignatti was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Charlie Neal, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Cherry Hill East scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Washington Township as Cherry Hill East made off with an 18-3 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Camden Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Cherry Hill East, their win bumped their record up to 5-10.

Camden Catholic might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Cherry Hill East in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Camden Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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