Preview: Moreau Catholic Mariners vs. Irvington Vikings
Moreau Catholic is 10-0 against Irvington since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Moreau Catholic Mariners will head out on the road to take on the Irvington Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Irvington took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Moreau Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Moreau Catholic never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Washington last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over the Huskies.
Yazlin Rodrigues made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Rodrigues has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Rodrigues was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Leila Dixon was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Sienna Rios was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Irvington fell victim to Kennedy and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their rough 15-0 defeat to the Titans might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Irvington's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Irvington saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ixayana Vera, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Moreau Catholic made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Irvington, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Moreau Catholic took their win against Irvington in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 23-2. Will Moreau Catholic repeat their success, or does Irvington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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