The Cardinal Newman Crusaders will head out to square off against the King's Academy Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Newman will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Cardinal Newman is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 9-5 win over Benjamin on Thursday.
Gabriel Acevedo was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Carl Calixte, who went 2-for-5 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Cardinal Newman kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, King's Academy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Oxbridge Academy on Tuesday. King's Academy never let Oxbridge Academy get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering the Lions have won three games by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Jackson Hageman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Alec Cabrera was another key player, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
Cardinal Newman's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs over those games. As for King's Academy, their record is now 4-1.
Cardinal Newman skirted past King's Academy 6-5 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Does Cardinal Newman have another victory up their sleeve, or will King's Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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