Baseball Preview: Cathedral Prep Crusaders vs. Monsignor Scanlan Crusaders
Cathedral Prep and Monsignor Scanlan are an even 3-3-1 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Cathedral Prep Crusaders will be playing at home against the Monsignor Scanlan Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cathedral Prep will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run back in April, then bounced right back against LaSalle Academy back in April. Cathedral Prep was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over LaSalle Academy. Cathedral Prep's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Monsignor Scanlan came into Wednesday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Stevenson 13-3. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Monsignor Scanlan has managed all season.
Arion Nocaj looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ahmo Kolenovic, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Otero, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
The victory got Cathedral Prep back to even at 2-2. As for Monsignor Scanlan, their win bumped their record up to 3-7.
Cathedral Prep took their victory against Monsignor Scanlan when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 8-1. Will Cathedral Prep repeat their success, or does Monsignor Scanlan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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