Glendale is 0-3 against Cathedral since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Glendale Nitros will head out on the road to face off against the Cathedral Phantoms at 3:00 p.m.
Glendale is is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. Their tough 9-2 defeat to Muir might stick with them for a while.
Glendale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Martinez, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Cathedral had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Valiants a 12-0 shutout. That 12 run margin sets a new team best for Cathedral this season.
Glendale's loss dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Cathedral, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-12.
Glendale suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Cathedral in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Can Glendale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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