The Seattle Academy Cardinals sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Eastside Catholic Crusaders on Friday. That's two games straight that the Cardinals have won by just one run.
Dashiell Story made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Story was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Story wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cole Becker, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That run was Becker's first of the season.
Cardinals
| 03/28/25 vs Eastside Catholic | 56.2% |
| 03/14/25 @ Marysville Getchell | 45.5% |
| 03/27/25 vs Chief Sealth | 33.3% |
| 03/12/25 @ Silas | 31% |
| 03/24/25 @ Lincoln | 20% |
Seattle Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Seattle Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Eastside Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Seattle Academy will challenge rival Ingraham at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Seattle Academy 3, Ingraham 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Eastside Catholic is set to face off against their familiar foe Seattle Prep at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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