Salesian waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Cathedral Phantoms onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Salesian also won the last time the pair played on Monday.
The result came thanks to Michael Munoz's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Salesian's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Phillip Chaidez, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Salesian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Cathedral, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
Salesian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. Bernard at 6:00 p.m. on April 9th. As for Cathedral, they will head out on the road to challenge Loyola at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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