The Calvert Hall Cardinals are taking a road trip to challenge the DeMatha Stags at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Calvert Hall easily dispatched North County last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Calvert Hall fell just short of St. John's by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Cardinals couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ryder Sowa was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Calvert Hall saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Wolf, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, on Monday DeMatha's undefeated season almost came to an end. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against Riverdale Baptist. The four-run effort marked the Stags' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
DeMatha also got a great performance from Luke Brabazon as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Brabazon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Franklin Zerpa was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Johnathan Coombs, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Calvert Hall's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for DeMatha, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Calvert Hall couldn't quite finish off DeMatha in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can Calvert Hall avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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