Baseball Game Preview: Archbishop Mitty Monarchs vs. Archbishop Riordan Crusaders

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Previous Games

03/18/25 - Home	9-6 W
04/16/24 - Away	10-1 W
04/13/24 - Home	7-3 W
04/18/23 - Away	7-0 W
03/13/23 - Home	19-0 W
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Archbishop Mitty has gone a perfect 10-0 against Archbishop Riordan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs will challenge the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Archbishop Mitty's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Archbishop Riordan's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Archbishop Riordan will be up against a hot Archbishop Mitty squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Archbishop Mitty walked away with a 9-6 win over Archbishop Riordan on Tuesday.

Archbishop Mitty got a great performance from Joseph Engin as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Engin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Waylon Walsh and Derek Allen did most of the damage at the plate: Walsh scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Allen went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one double. Grayson Munoz also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Archbishop Mitty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Archbishop Riordan only posted an OBP of .375.

Archbishop Mitty pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Archbishop Riordan, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-4-1 record this season.