Serra entered their tilt with Archbishop Riordan with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders a 12-0 shutout on Friday. Considering Serra has won four matches by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Serra got a great performance from Sam Kretsch as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Kretsch has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ian Armstrong, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Downing, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
On Archbishop Riordan's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Zuromski, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Serra's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Archbishop Riordan, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7-2.
Serra will head out on the road to challenge Whitney at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Whitney: 2.9, Serra: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Archbishop Riordan, they will be playing at home against Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lincoln's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
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