The Cathedral Fighting Irish are taking a road trip to challenge the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Cathedral barely beat Columbus North the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Fighting Irish blew past the Bull Dogs 13-2 on Friday. The Fighting Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by six runs or more this season.
Ethan Dorsey
| 05/02/25 @ Columbus North | 6 |
| 04/23/25 vs Center Grove | 4 |
| 04/16/25 @ Westfield | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Franklin Central | 4 |
| 05/27/24 vs Lawrence Central | 11 |
Ethan Dorsey looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024.
At the plate, Eli Sinsabaugh and Michael Gallagher did most of the damage at the plate: Sinsabaugh went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Gallagher went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Those three hits gave Gallagher a new career-high. Thomas Mariani was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs.
Cathedral kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Franklin Community waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Pioneers a 10-0 shutout.
Franklin Community pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Cathedral, their record is now 8-6.
Cathedral was able to grind out a solid win over Franklin Community in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Irish since the squad 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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