After four games on the road, Cardinal Mooney is heading back home. They will take on the Lake Center Christian Tiger at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cardinal Mooney is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Chaney 20-2. The high-scoring effort was just what Cardinal Mooney needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Ryan Reese made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Reese was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Matt Kay looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Andrew Bushey and Aidan Radinsky did most of the damage at the plate: Bushey scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Radinsky scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Sam Owens was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Lake Center Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 2-1.
Cardinal Mooney's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-12. As for Lake Center Christian, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
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