Baseball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Cardinal Gibbons

Crusaders

Previous Games

04/10/25 vs Broughton	9-5
04/08/25 @ Broughton	6-0
04/04/25 vs SouthWest Edgecombe	8-0
04/01/25 @ Cary	11-0
03/31/25 vs Cary	9-8
+ 4 more games

Cardinal Gibbons waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Broughton Capitals. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 6-0 on Tuesday.

Cardinal Gibbons got a great performance from Max Boyatt as he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Boyatt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Damon Phillips, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Graham Virag, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Cardinal Gibbons' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. As for Broughton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-8.

Cardinal Gibbons has already played their next game, an 8-3 defeat against Athens Drive on the 14th. As for Broughton, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-0 victory against Enloe on the 15th.