Baseball Game Preview: Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs vs. Monsignor Pace Spartans

For the second straight game, Cardinal Gibbons will face off against Monsignor Pace. The Chiefs will venture away from home to challenge the Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Cardinal Gibbons heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Monday. They fell 3-0 to Monsignor Pace. Considering the last time the Chiefs couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.

For Monsignor Pace's part, Ricky Hernandez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched. Hernandez also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Monsignor Pace is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 10-11 otherwise. Hernandez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.

Monsignor Pace is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their loss dropped their record down to 11-15.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cardinal Gibbons has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Monsignor Pace struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.