Baseball Recap: Cardinal Newman Cardinals vs. Chico Panthers
With a playoff game on the line, Cardinal Newman rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Chico Panthers 2-1. The victory was familiar territory for Cardinal Newman who now have 13 in a row.
Cardinal Newman's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sam Valenti, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Cardinal Newman's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-5. As for Chico, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-7-1.
Cardinal Newman will be playing at home against Elk Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Elk Grove: 2.6, Cardinal Newman: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Chico does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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