Archbishop Mitty came tearing into Saturday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders. Seven seems to be a good number for Archbishop Mitty as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Derek Allen looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Grayson Munoz and Tanner Kern did most of the damage at the plate: Munoz scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Kern scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Nico Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Archbishop Riordan's side, Chase Oliver made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Archbishop Mitty pushed their record up to 12-7-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Archbishop Riordan, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11-2.
Archbishop Mitty will have a chance to go back-to-back against Archbishop Riordan: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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