Baseball Recap: Chaminade-Madonna Lions vs. Monsignor Pace Spartans
Chaminade-Madonna extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Monsignor Pace. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Monsignor Pace Spartans. This was payback for Chaminade-Madonna, who suffered a 7-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Chaminade-Madonna got a great performance from Manny Delaosa as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits.
On the hitting side, Trace Zalman was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Miguel Roa, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Monsignor Pace's side, Jacob Poletto made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Sean Duffin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Monsignor Pace was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chaminade-Madonna only posted a batting average of .200.
Chaminade-Madonna's win bumped their record up to 16-9-1. As for Monsignor Pace, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-8.
Chaminade-Madonna will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Westminster Christian at 7:00 p.m. Chaminade-Madonna is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. Monsignor Pace does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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