The Patrick Henry Patriots will square off against the Cathedral Catholic Dons at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Patrick Henry 3.8, Cathedral Catholic 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, Patrick Henry didn't have quite enough to beat Point Loma and fell 3-1. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Zoe Rutherford spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Catholic earned a 5-2 victory over Christian on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dons.
Cathedral Catholic also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Sophia Clark gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up eight Ks. Clark has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 14 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cathedral Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Price, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Patrick Henry's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Cathedral Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
Patrick Henry came out on top in a nail-biter against Cathedral Catholic in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Dons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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