The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will square off against the Acalanes Dons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cardinal Newman is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Cardinal Newman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Amador Valley get on the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Jack Pezzolo was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Acalanes hadn't done well against Campolindo recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Dons put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 10-0 victory. The Dons not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 28th (when they won 13-1).
Branson Smith looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Acalanes is 8-2 when Smith allows two or fewer earned runs, but 7-8-1 otherwise.
At the plate, Keegan Goddard was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Winkles, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Cardinal Newman's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-10. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Acalanes, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-10-1.
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