For the second straight game, Coronado will face off against Cathedral Catholic. The Islanders will be playing at home against the Dons at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Coronado fell victim to Cathedral Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Dons, falling 11-0.
For Cathedral Catholic's part, Shoei Darvish got the start for Cathedral Catholic and what a start it was: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Darvish a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Cathedral Catholic let Joshua Priest and Alex Harrington run wild. Priest went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI, while Harrington went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave Harrington a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Xavier Nady, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Cathedral Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory (which was Cathedral Catholic's 12th in a row) raised their record to 17-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
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