Baseball Game Preview: Camden Catholic Fighting Irish vs. Bishop Eustace Prep Crusaders

Camden Catholic is 0-10 against Bishop Eustace Prep since May of 2018 but things could change on Monday. The Fighting Irish will take on the Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Camden Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Winslow Township 18-0 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Fighting Irish in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won six in a row.

Meanwhile, Bishop Eustace Prep beat Mainland Regional 6-3 on Saturday.

Bishop Eustace Prep got a great performance from Eamon McDermott as he struck out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave McDermott a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Dante Bell was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double. Gabe Rogers also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Bishop Eustace Prep is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Camden Catholic, their record now sits at 4-7.

Camden Catholic couldn't quite get it done against Bishop Eustace Prep in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 7-3. Can the Fighting Irish avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.