The Cathedral Prep Ramblers will head out on the road to challenge the St. Francis Red Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cathedral Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Cathedral Prep beat Warren 7-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cathedral Prep.
Daniel Oblich made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Oblich was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Andrew Costello was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday St. Francis sidestepped St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute for a 2-1 win. That's two games straight that St. Francis has won by just one run.
Noah Albano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Francis' victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack Homer, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Cathedral Prep's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for St. Francis, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Cathedral Prep couldn't quite finish off St. Francis in their previous meeting back in April of 2016 and fell 6-4. Can Cathedral Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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