Cardinal Gibbons is 2-7 against Westminster Academy since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs will head out on the road to face off against the Westminster Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Cardinal Gibbons sitting on four straight victories and Westminster Academy on six.
Cardinal Gibbons will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Archbishop McCarthy, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Cardinal Gibbons never let Archbishop McCarthy onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Tuesday.
Lydia Berent spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
Meanwhile, Westminster Academy can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Calvary Christian Academy.
Cardinal Gibbons' victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Westminster Academy, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Cardinal Gibbons couldn't quite finish off Westminster Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Cardinal Gibbons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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