Baseball Game Preview: Bellarmine College Prep Bells vs. Archbishop Riordan Crusaders

For the second straight game, Bellarmine College Prep will face off against Archbishop Riordan. The Bells will be playing in front of their home fans against the Crusaders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last four games Bellarmine College Prep has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Bellarmine College Prep might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to Archbishop Riordan, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

For Archbishop Riordan's part, they got a great performance from Mason Cohn as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.

At the plate, Archbishop Riordan's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was DJ Sanchez, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Those two hits gave Sanchez a new career-high. Luchiano Dorsch was another, earning one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.

Bellarmine College Prep has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.2 runs. As for Archbishop Riordan, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-14-1 record this season.