For the second straight game, Archbishop Riordan will face off against Bellarmine College Prep. The Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Bells at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Archbishop Riordan was handed a 11-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Bellarmine College Prep 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Crusaders have posted since April 3, 2024.
Mason Cohn tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Archbishop Riordan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DJ Sanchez, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Those two hits gave Sanchez a new career-high. Luchiano Dorsch was another, earning one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
Bellarmine College Prep is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-12. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.25 runs. As for Archbishop Riordan, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-14-1 record this season.
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