St. Ignatius College Preparatory is 9-1 against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Ignatius College Preparatory has four straight victories, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, everything went St. Ignatius College Preparatory's way against Presentation as St. Ignatius College Preparatory made off with a 15-5 win. That's two games straight that St. Ignatius College Preparatory has won by exactly ten runs.
Cassidy Chew spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gianna Galarza was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, six RBI, and four runs. Another player making a difference was Cecilia Ryan, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and a double.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory fell victim to Archbishop Mitty and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 14-0 to the Monarchs.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arden Walsh, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
The victory got St. Ignatius College Preparatory back to even at 9-9. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. St. Ignatius College Preparatory hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory beat Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory 9-5 in their previous matchup last Thursday. Will St. Ignatius College Preparatory repeat their success, or does Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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