Cathedral Catholic and Madison are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Cathedral Catholic Dons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Madison Warhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cathedral Catholic: 3.4, Madison: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cathedral Catholic's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Friday, when they got past Patrick Henry's usually-dominant pitching crew. Cathedral Catholic put the hurt on Patrick Henry with a sharp 11-4 win.
Owen Smyth tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Anthony Perritano and Hunter Harrington did most of the damage at the plate: Perritano scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Harrington scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Noah Tenbrook was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Madison had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Scripps Ranch on Tuesday. Madison has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alex Jennings spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Madison saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Smith, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Leo Wilderman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Cathedral Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Madison, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10-1.
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