The Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs will square off against the Everglades Gators at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Everglades took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Cardinal Gibbons, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Cardinal Gibbons narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Killian 9-7.
AJ Wright looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in February.
At the plate, Eddie Marshall was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Rizzi, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Everglades fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against North Broward Prep on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 4-3.
Everglades saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Lugo, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Alex Mota was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Everglades now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
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