Baseball Game Preview: Arlington Catholic Cougars vs. Cardinal Spellman Cardinals

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Previous Games

04/22/25 - Home	13-0 W
05/26/24 - Away	10-3 W
04/10/24 - Home	3-2 W
05/11/23 - Home	6-1 W
04/13/23 - Away	19-2 W
+ 5 more games

Arlington Catholic is 9-1 against Cardinal Spellman since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Arlington Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Cardinal Spellman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Bishop Feehan hit Arlington Catholic with a four-run fourth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cougars took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shamrocks. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Shamrocks: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Cardinal Spellman came up short against Archbishop Williams on Wednesday, falling 17-3. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Cardinal Spellman saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Thorton, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run. That hit marked the first that Thorton has got this season.

Cardinal Spellman's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Arlington Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.

Everything went Arlington Catholic's way against Cardinal Spellman in their previous matchup back in April, as Arlington Catholic made off with a 13-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.