Baseball Preview: Father Judge Crusaders vs. Germantown Academy Patriots
The Father Judge Crusaders will be playing at home against the Germantown Academy Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither Father Judge nor Germantown Academy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Father Judge is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Archbishop Wood just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 4-2.
Dave Rodriguez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Father Judge saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Marino, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Germantown Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Episcopal Academy by a score of 3-2.
Father Judge's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Germantown Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Father Judge skirted past Germantown Academy 4-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Will Father Judge repeat their success, or does Germantown Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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