After three games on the road, Lansdale Catholic is heading back home. They will take on the Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Lansdale Catholic has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought match, but Lansdale Catholic had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Roman Catholic. That's two games in a row now that Lansdale Catholic has lost by just one run.
Taylor McKeta was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Trailes, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Ryan won against St. Joseph's Prep on Thursday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Archbishop Ryan's pitchers stepped up to hand Archbishop Carroll a 4-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Archbishop Ryan.
Dave Perez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Perez was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kenny Torres, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Aiden Goldberg was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Lansdale Catholic dropped their record down to 2-9 with that loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Archbishop Ryan, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Lansdale Catholic beat Archbishop Ryan 5-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Archbishop Ryan's Sean Smith, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits (and not a single walk). Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Lansdale Catholic to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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