Baseball Game Preview: Marmion Cadets vs. Montini Catholic Broncos

The Marmion Cadets will square off against the Montini Catholic Broncos at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Marmion hadn't beaten Fenwick on the road since April 12, 2017 but that history sure didn't bother them on Saturday. The Cadets narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Friars 10-9.

Ethan Flores was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Flores was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.

Trajan Storto-Featherson

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/03/25 @ Fenwick	3
04/29/25 vs Leo	1
04/15/25 vs De La Salle	1
04/07/25 vs Loyola Academy	1
04/01/25 vs Timothy Christian	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trajan Storto-Featherson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kevin Schultz, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and one double.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Montini Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They put the hurt on De La Salle with a sharp 14-3 win on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Broncos, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.

Montini Catholic pushed their record up to 15-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Marmion, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9-1 record this season.

Marmion suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Montini Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Cadets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.