The Cardinal Mooney Cardinals will be taking part in a tournament against the Liberty Leopards at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Cardinal Mooney's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Liberty has been banged up by 18 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Cardinal Mooney and Springfield, and Cardinal Mooney kept the tradition alive. The Cardinals were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over the Tigers on Tuesday. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Ryan Reese
| 05/20/25 vs Springfield | 7 |
| 04/16/25 @ Columbiana | 5 |
| 04/28/25 @ West Branch | 3 |
| 05/02/24 @ Chaney | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Archbishop Hoban | 2 |
Ryan Reese made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Andrew Bushey was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Trent Litman, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, Liberty posted their closest win since April 25, 2024 on Monday. They skirted past Chaney 4-3.
Cardinal Mooney has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. Liberty's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-16.
Everything went Cardinal Mooney's way against Liberty in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, as Cardinal Mooney made off with a 13-1 victory. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Leopards turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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