Baseball Game Preview: Archbishop Riordan Crusaders vs. Sacred Heart Prep Gators

Crusaders

Runs

03/04/25 @ Menlo-Atherton	2
03/01/25 vs El Camino	10
02/27/25 vs Terra Nova	4
02/25/25 @ Woodside	14

The Archbishop Riordan Crusaders will face off against the Sacred Heart Prep Gators at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Archbishop Riordan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.

Archbishop Riordan is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Menlo-Atherton on Tuesday. They fell 5-2 to the Bears. The loss was the Crusaders' first of the season.

Archbishop Riordan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keoni Ordonez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that Ordonez snagged this season.

Sacred Heart Prep never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Mills on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 10-2 win. The victory continues a trend for the Gators in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won five in a row.

Sacred Heart Prep also got a great performance from Devin Saltzgaber as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Daniel Gee, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-4. Casey Parker was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.

Sacred Heart Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mills only posted a batting average of .120.

The win got Sacred Heart Prep back to even at 2-2. As for Archbishop Riordan, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1-1.

Sacred Heart Prep's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Archbishop Riordan hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .315. It's a different story for Sacred Heart Prep, though, as they've only averaged .231. Will they be able to contain Archbishop Riordan's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.