The Cardinal Newman Crusaders will face off against the North Broward Prep Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cardinal Newman: 1, North Broward Prep: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Broward Prep will be up against a hot Cardinal Newman squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Cardinal Newman came out on top against Belen Jesuit by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday.
Max Gonzalez
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Max Gonzalez tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Cardinal Newman saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Demarzo, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Demarzo's brought in this season.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Eagles on Tuesday. North Broward Prep fell 6-2 to Stoneman Douglas. The loss continues a trend for North Broward Prep in their matchups with Stoneman Douglas: they've now lost five in a row.
Cardinal Newman's win bumped their record up to 3-0-1. As for North Broward Prep, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cardinal Newman has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Broward Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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