Baseball Recap: Cathedral Catholic Dons vs. Madison Warhawks
While Cathedral Catholic put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Madison. The Cathedral Catholic Dons were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over the Madison Warhawks. Winning may never get old, but Cathedral Catholic sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Cathedral Catholic got a great performance from Owen Smyth as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Smyth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Anthony Perritano, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Harrington, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Cathedral Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Madison, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-12-1.
Cathedral Catholic will head out on the road to square off against Point Loma at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Point Loma's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Cathedral Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Madison, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against La Jolla at 4:00 p.m. La Jolla is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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