The Eastside Catholic Crusaders will take on the O'Dea Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eastside Catholic 4, O'Dea 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Eastside Catholic gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on Ballard with a sharp 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Tristan Weigum
| 04/06/26 @ Lincoln | 6 |
| 04/01/26 @ Lakeside | 3 |
| 03/25/26 vs Bishop Blanchet | 3 |
| 04/17/26 @ Ballard | 1 |
Tristan Weigum tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He is becoming a predictor of Eastside Catholic's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 3-8 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kobe Reese, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Eastside Catholic is undefeated when Reese posts two or more runs, but 2-8 otherwise. Josh Connelly-Smith was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, O'Dea posted their closest victory since May 14, 2025 on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Seattle Academy 2-1.
O'Dea pushed their record up to 7-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Eastside Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
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