Baseball Recap: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish vs. Wood Wildcats
On Tuesday, while Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory put up some runs, the same can't be said for Wood. The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish blew past the Wood Wildcats 10-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Not much got past Zach Stallworth, who gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks to keep Wood off the board. Stallworth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tate Medicoff was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Joey Valencia was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
On Wood's side, Trey Quezada spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and nine unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up six Ks.
The victory made it two in a row for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory and bumps their season record up to 9-5. As for Wood, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is on the road again on Wednesday to play El Camino at 4:00 p.m. As for Wood, they will challenge Newark Memorial at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Newark Memorial's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Wood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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