Baseball Preview: Cathedral Catholic Dons vs. Patrick Henry Patriots
Cathedral Catholic is 8-2 against Patrick Henry since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Cathedral Catholic Dons will head out on the road to square off against the Patrick Henry Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Cathedral Catholic is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Last Monday, Cathedral Catholic made easy work of Coronado and carried off an 18-10 victory. With that win, Cathedral Catholic brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Travis Ridgway looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alex Harrington was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Harrington, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Patrick Henry's offense. They fell victim to a rough 6-0 defeat at the hands of St. Augustine on Friday. The shutout was out of character for Patrick Henry seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Patrick Henry saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Conklin, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Patrick Henry didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Augustine only tossed five.
Cathedral Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Patrick Henry, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cathedral Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Patrick Henry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cathedral Catholic skirted past Patrick Henry 3-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cathedral Catholic since the squad 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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