The Cardinal Mooney Cougars will face off against the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Cardinal Mooney 2.4, Berkeley Prep 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Berkeley Prep is facing Cardinal Mooney at the wrong time: Cardinal Mooney suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Marauders by a score of 4-3.
Michael Geaglone
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Cardinal Mooney saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Geaglone, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases. That's the most hits Geaglone has posted since back in February.
Meanwhile, Berkeley Prep sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Carrollwood Day on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won nine in a row.
Rivers Kurland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
Berkeley Prep pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Cardinal Mooney, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-4.
Cardinal Mooney couldn't quite get it done against Berkeley Prep in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 as they fell 6-2. Can Cardinal Mooney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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