St. Mary had lost four straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 11-7-1 to make it five. They fell 8-5 to the Westwood Cardinals. If the Gaels were looking for revenge after losing 10-3 to the Cardinals when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Westwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.
For Westwood's part, the team relied heavily on Jack Walsh, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Those two home runs gave Walsh a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Klein, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Coming up, St. Mary will head out to challenge Mahwah at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Westwood, they will welcome Cresskill at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The Cougars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something the Cardinals will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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