It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cardinal Newman had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Redwood Giants with a sharp 10-3 victory. The win was nothing new for Cardinal Newman as they're now sitting on 15 straight.
Cardinal Newman got a great performance from Josh Jannicelli as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sam Valenti, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Redwood's side, they got a good showing from Max Paul, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Paul has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Redwood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Theo Trono, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Cardinal Newman pushed their record up to 28-5 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home. As for Redwood, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins and brought them to 28-5.
As of now, neither Cardinal Newman nor Redwood have any future games scheduled.
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