The St. Petersburg Catholic Barons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Cardinal Mooney took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Petersburg Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, St. Petersburg Catholic had just enough and edged IMG Academy Blue out 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Petersburg Catholic.
The team relied heavily on Aidan Heelan, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney didn't have quite enough to beat Imagine School at North Port on Thursday and fell 3-1. Cardinal Mooney has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cardinal Mooney saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Hossenlopp, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Hossenlopp has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
The win got St. Petersburg Catholic back to even at 10-10. As for Cardinal Mooney, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9-1.
St. Petersburg Catholic beat Cardinal Mooney 5-2 when the teams last played on Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cardinal Mooney's Aidan McDonald, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Petersburg Catholic still be able to contain McDonald? There's only one way to find out.
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