Baseball Recap: Father Judge Crusaders vs. Roman Catholic Cahillite
Father Judge can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Roman Catholic Cahillite an 8-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Father Judge who now have six in a row.
Dave Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Richie Lee was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Jason Lebold, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Roman Catholic's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Petey Crespo, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Father Judge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Roman Catholic, they dropped their record down to 3-13-1 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Father Judge will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Conwell-Egan Catholic at 4:00 p.m. Conwell-Egan Catholic will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Roman Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
