The Salesianum Sallies will take on the Father Judge Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Salesianum's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Father Judge has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Salesianum is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Tower Hill, who was ranked 11th at the time (Salesianum was ranked sixth). The Sallies came out on top against the Hillers by a score of 8-5 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Father Judge made easy work of Lansdale Catholic on Wednesday and carried off a 9-1 win. The victory continues a trend for Father Judge in their matchups with Lansdale Catholic: they've now won five in a row.
Tom Mortimer and Anthony Thompson dominated on the mound. Mortimer tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits, while Thompson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Father Judge is 2-1 when Thompson allows one or fewer earned runs, but 4-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Father Judge let Julian Dark and Rj McKay run wild. Dark got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run, while McKay went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs. Those three stolen bases gave Dark a new career-high. Ryan Quinn was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
The win got Father Judge back to even at 6-6. As for Salesianum, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Salesianum was able to grind out a solid win over Father Judge when the teams last played back in April of 2021, winning 6-3. Will the Sallies repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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