The Cathedral Catholic Dons will be playing at home against the St. Augustine Saints at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Cathedral Catholic: 3.7, St. Augustine: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cathedral Catholic took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand St. Augustine a 5-0 shutout.
Vincent Venverloh` was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Venverloh` was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Cathedral Catholic got a great performance from Owen Smyth as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Smyth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Anthony Perritano and Joseph Anderson did most of the damage at the plate: Perritano scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Anderson went 3-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Cathedral Catholic's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7. As for St. Augustine, their loss dropped their record down to 22-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cathedral Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Augustine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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