After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Valley Christian, Bellarmine College Prep was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They never let the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Bellarmine College Prep, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Wade Mountz's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On Archbishop Riordan's side, Rhys Appleby spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
At the plate, Archbishop Riordan saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keoni Ordonez, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Bellarmine College Prep's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-13. As for Archbishop Riordan, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-17-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bellarmine College Prep beat Archbishop Riordan by a score of 1-0.
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