Baseball Recap: Cardinal Gibbons Now 5-1 over Last Six Games

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 vs Enloe	20
03/21/25 @ Enloe	15
03/03/25 @ Willow Spring	11
03/14/25 vs Wakefield	9
03/13/25 vs Hamden Hall Country Day	6

Cardinal Gibbons was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Enloe on Friday. Cardinal Gibbons' pitchers stepped up to hand Enloe a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Bryce Fitzsimmons and Andrew Riedel did most of the damage at the plate: Fitzsimmons scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Riedel scored a run while going 2-for-3. Cardinal Gibbons is undefeated when Fitzsimmons posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Graham Virag was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Cardinal Gibbons always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Enloe only posted an OBP of .118.

Cardinal Gibbons is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. Enloe is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.

Cardinal Gibbons and Enloe could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Cardinal Gibbons will face off against Leesville Road at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday down 50 places (69 vs. 19). Meanwhile, Enloe (ranked 329th) will meet Athens Drive (ranked 119th) at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.