MacArthur is 1-9 against Dallas Jesuit since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The MacArthur Cardinals will be playing at home against the Dallas Jesuit Rangers at 7:15 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (MacArthur: 3.7, Dallas Jesuit: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, MacArthur came up short against Highland Park and fell 9-4. MacArthur has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
MacArthur saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Cruz, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Dallas Jesuit put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over Nimitz. Dallas Jesuit's victory was all the more impressive since Nimitz was averaging only 3.23 runs allowed on the season.
Jaxx Rigelsky looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jake Fults was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Charlie Wilson, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
MacArthur's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Dallas Jesuit, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-4.
MacArthur came out on top in a nail-biter against Dallas Jesuit in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Will MacArthur repeat their success, or does Dallas Jesuit have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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