Baseball Recap: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish vs. Bellarmine College Prep Bells
It was a good run, but Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bellarmine College Prep Bells. The shutout was out of character for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
For Bellarmine College Prep's part, the result came thanks to Wade Mountz's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks. It was the first time this season that Mountz tossed five or more strikeouts.
At the plate, Bellarmine College Prep let Nolan Randol and Ryan Bays loose on the outfield. Randol went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run, while Bays went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Calem Filipek, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7. As for Bellarmine College Prep, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will look to defend their home field on Friday against Archbishop Mitty at 4:00 a.m. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Archbishop Mitty's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bellarmine College Prep, they will head out on the road to face off against Valley Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Christian is coming into the match with nine straight victories at home, so Bellarmine College Prep will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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