Archbishop Wood has not done well against Father Judge recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Archbishop Wood Vikings came out on top in a nail-biter against the Father Judge Crusaders and snuck past 4-2. This was payback for Archbishop Wood, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Brady Sell tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Archbishop Wood's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zach Neeld, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
On Father Judge's side, Dave Rodriguez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Rodriguez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Archbishop Wood is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Father Judge, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Archbishop Wood will be playing in front of their home fans against Archbishop Carroll at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Archbishop Wood is facing Archbishop Carroll at the right time seeing as Archbishop Carroll is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Father Judge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Germantown Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Father Judge's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Germantown Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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