Archbishop Ryan and Lansdale Catholic are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls will head out on the road to face off against the Lansdale Catholic Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lansdale Catholic took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Archbishop Ryan, who comes in off a win.
If Archbishop Ryan beats Lansdale Catholic with four runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Archbishop Ryan never let Archbishop Carroll onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Archbishop Ryan.
Dave Perez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Perez was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Kenny Torres was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Aiden Goldberg, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lansdale Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Roman Catholic by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Lansdale Catholic has lost by just one run.
Taylor McKeta was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Trailes, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Archbishop Ryan's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Lansdale Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Archbishop Ryan came up short against Lansdale Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Thankfully for Archbishop Ryan, Mark O'brien (who struck out seven batters over 8.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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