It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but East ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-11 victory over the Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Cannon Lunt
| 03/18/26 @ West | 3 |
| 03/10/26 vs West | 3 |
| 03/25/26 vs Judge Memorial Catholic | 2 |
| 03/24/26 @ Judge Memorial Catholic | 2 |
| 03/14/26 vs Hillcrest | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
Cannon Lunt and Zach Medrano did most of the damage at the plate: Lunt got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Medrano went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Lunt is becoming a predictor of East's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Kollin Stevens, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: East kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive contests.
East's record now sits at 9-4. As for Judge Memorial Catholic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
East wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 4-3 win against Juan Diego Catholic on the 27th. As for Judge Memorial Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 18-7 loss against Murray on the 27th.
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