The Cathedral Catholic Dons will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the West Linn Lions at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Cathedral Catholic sitting on four straight wins and West Linn on three.
Cathedral Catholic scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They put the hurt on Simi Valley with a sharp 13-6 victory. The final score was a far cry from the score of their previous head-to-head, which saw the teams combine for one run.
Cathedral Catholic got a massive performance out of Alex Harrington, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Elijah Selga was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run.
Meanwhile, West Linn earned a 5-1 win over Central Catholic on Thursday.
Devin Martin tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Gabe Howard and Ryan Vandenbrink did most of the damage at the plate: Howard scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Vandenbrink went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Peyton Moussavi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Cathedral Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for West Linn, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Cathedral Catholic's way against West Linn in their previous meeting back in March of 2018 as Cathedral Catholic made off with an 11-0 win. Does Cathedral Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Linn turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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