Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is 10-0 against Archbishop Riordan since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Archbishop Riordan's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, while Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Archbishop Riordan. Everything went Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's way against Archbishop Riordan as Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory made off with a 12-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory who now have three in a row.
Zach Stallworth tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tate Medicoff, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Ruegg, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Archbishop Riordan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Archbishop Riordan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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