Cathedral is a perfect 5-0 against McCutcheon since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Fighting Irish will head out to take on the Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. Cathedral is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Cathedral saw some tournament action on Saturday. Everything went their way against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard as they made off with a 13-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Irish, who have now won 12 games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Sydney Matthews
05/10/25 vs Indianapolis Bishop Chatard | 4 |
05/05/25 vs Roncalli | 2 |
04/28/25 vs Lawrence North | 2 |
04/14/25 @ Danville | 2 |
05/25/24 vs Lawrence North | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Sydney Matthews, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Angie Valentine was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Cathedral always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Indianapolis Bishop Chatard only posted an OBP of .308.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, McCutcheon's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Kankakee Valley by a score of 10-9.
Cathedral pushed their record up to 20-0 with the victory, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for McCutcheon, they now have a losing record of 9-10.
Cathedral was able to grind out a solid victory over McCutcheon in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Irish since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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