Baseball Recap: Cathedral Prep Ramblers vs. General McLane Lancers
Cathedral Prep waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They never let the General McLane Lancers onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Cathedral Prep might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by nine runs or more this season.
Jason Fultz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Fultz has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fultz was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run.
In other batting news, Andrew Costello was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nick Jackson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Cathedral Prep pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for General McLane, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6-1 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cathedral Prep will face off against Meadville at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meadville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for General McLane, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against McDowell at 4:30 p.m.
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