Cathedral Prep waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the General McLane Lancers 7-6. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Cathedral Prep has scored all year.
Carson Phillips tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Nick Jackson and Andrew Costello did most of the damage at the plate: Jackson went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Costello scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mathius Sprickman, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On General McLane's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kellen Chelton, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Cathedral Prep pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for General McLane, they now have a losing record at 2-3-1.
Cathedral Prep is on the road again on Wednesday to play Fort LeBoeuf at 4:00 p.m. Cathedral Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.3 runs per game this season. As for General McLane, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Meadville at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games General McLane has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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