Baseball Preview: Cathedral Catholic Dons vs. St. Augustine Saints
Cathedral Catholic and St. Augustine are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Cathedral Catholic Dons will head out on the road to take on the St. Augustine Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cathedral Catholic took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Point Loma by a score of 4-1.
Cathedral Catholic got a great performance from Owen Smyth as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Smyth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cathedral Catholic let Anthony Perritano and Joseph Anderson loose on the outfield. Perritano scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Anderson went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Harrington, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine beat Madison 10-5 on Friday. With that win, St. Augustine brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Tyler Wick was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wick was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Michael Ivanjack tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
Back at the plate, Drake Konja was incredible, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Raphael Dunne, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Cathedral Catholic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6. As for St. Augustine, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Cathedral Catholic hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like St. Augustine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Cathedral Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Augustine in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cathedral Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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