Flanagan suffered their closest defeat since April 2, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of the Cardinal Newman Crusaders by a score of 7-5. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crusaders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Carter Roberts was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Christian Duran-Robinson also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Flanagan and nudges their season record down to 4-10. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing nine hits in those games compared to only five in the others. As for Cardinal Newman, their record is now 13-1-1.
Looking ahead, Flanagan will face off against Dr. Krop at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dr. Krop has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.36 runs per game on average), something Flanagan will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Cardinal Newman, they will challenge American Heritage at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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