The Cardinal Hayes Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Mt. St. Michael Academy Mountaineers at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Cardinal Hayes is looking for their season's first win.
Things were looking good for Cardinal Hayes after they put the first runs on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fordham Prep.
Cardinal Hayes saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lukas Koch-Serrano, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. St. Michael Academy). Everything went their way against Monsignor Scanlan on Tuesday as they made off with a 20-2 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Mountaineers needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Mt. St. Michael Academy also got a great performance from Andy Perez as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Yanthony Diaz was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Those runs marked the first that he scored this season. Andrew Ronka was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
Mt. St. Michael Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .644. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monsignor Scanlan only posted an OBP of .480.
Cardinal Hayes' defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Mt. St. Michael Academy, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-4.
Cardinal Hayes beat Mt. St. Michael Academy 5-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals 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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