Cardinal Gibbons has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Mulberry Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cardinal Gibbons: 3, Mulberry: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cardinal Gibbons is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Mater Lakes Academy an 8-0 shutout. Eight seems to be a good number for Cardinal Gibbons as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Michael Kass looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cardinal Gibbons saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brenden Trujillo, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mulberry entered their tilt with McKeel Academy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Wildcats 2-1.
Mulberry also got a great performance from Alex Fisher as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Nic Partridge was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Cardinal Gibbons' win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4-2. As for Mulberry, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
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