The Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Calvary Christian Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Cardinal Gibbons' favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home while Calvary Christian Academy has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Cardinal Gibbons will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a seven-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Pine Crest on Friday. Cardinal Gibbons skirted past Pine Crest 7-5.
Sophia Berg and Jess Chu did most of the damage at the plate: Berg scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Chu scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Sentz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Calvary Christian Academy can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They put the hurt on Ransom Everglades with a sharp 16-6 win.
Calvary Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Kaylen Adams, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Addison Mittauer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Cardinal Gibbons' victory bumped their record up to 15-5. As for Calvary Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5-1 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Cardinal Gibbons has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Calvary Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Cardinal Gibbons took their win against Calvary Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 16-1. Will Cardinal Gibbons repeat their success, or does Calvary Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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