The Cathedral Fighting Irish will be playing at home against the El Paso Leadership Academy East Leaders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
El Paso Leadership Academy East is hoping to do on Thursday what Mesilla Valley Christian School couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Cathedral's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Cathedral never let Mesilla Valley Christian School onto the board and left with a 3-0 win.
Derek Armendariz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Armendariz was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with a triple and a run.
Armendariz wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alex Madrano, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, El Paso Leadership Academy East narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Varsity Opponent 8-7.
YADIER HIPOLITO looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on KEVIN OCHOA, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of DYLAN BANDO, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Cathedral is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for El Paso Leadership Academy East, their win bumped their record up to 17-12.
Everything went Cathedral's way against El Paso Leadership Academy East in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Cathedral made off with an 11-5 victory. Will Cathedral repeat their success, or does El Paso Leadership Academy East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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