Mater Lakes Academy and Cardinal Gibbons squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Mater Lakes Academy had to settle for second. They lost 8-0 to the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Mater Lakes Academy's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Cardinal Gibbons' part, Michael Kass looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Kass 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' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brenden Trujillo, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Mater Lakes Academy's loss dropped their record down to 16-14. As for Cardinal Gibbons, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-4-2.
Mater Lakes Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they will challenge Mulberry at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mulberry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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