Baseball Recap: Brother Martin Wins High-Profile Contest Against Archbishop Rummel

Brother Martin faced Archbishop Rummel in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Crusaders won by a run and slipped past the Raiders 11-10. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Crusaders

Previous 4 Games (Home)

04/10/25 vs Archbishop Rummel	11-10
04/04/25 vs St. Augustine	14-6
04/03/25 vs Warren Easton	16-0
03/27/25 vs Jesuit	12-2

Brother Martin's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Archbishop Rummel, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season.

Brother Martin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Archbishop Rummel: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.