For the first time this season, Eastside Catholic will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will welcome the Bishop Blanchet Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Eastside Catholic's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Everett as Eastside Catholic made off with a 10-0 win. The Crusaders not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since April 22, 2024.
Eastside Catholic got a great performance from Xavier Padilla as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Ryan Long and Tyler Long did most of the damage at the plate: Ryan scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Tyler scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Hudson Schock was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, Bishop Blanchet had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Islanders.
Bishop Blanchet's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Eastside Catholic, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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