The Cathedral Fighting Irish will challenge the Chaparral Lobos at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Cathedral is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since February 19th on Saturday. They fell just short of Bel Air by a score of 5-3.
Cathedral got a good showing from Angel Vargas, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Gabriel Ramirez made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those stolen bases were his first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chaparral). They came out on top against Cobre by a score of 21-18 on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Lobos as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Israel Nieto was incredible, getting on base in five of his seven plate appearances with four runs and three doubles. Chaparral is 2-1 when Nieto posts two or more runs, but 1-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Diego Ramirez, who got on base in four of his seven plate appearances with four runs.
Chaparral's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Cathedral, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3-2.
Cathedral skirted past Chaparral 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Will the Fighting Irish repeat their success, or do the Lobos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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