Calvert Hall easily dispatched North County last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Calvert Hall Cardinals fell just short of the St. John's Cadets by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Cardinals couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ryder Sowa was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Calvert Hall saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Wolf, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Calvert Hall's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for St. John's, the victory (which was their tenth in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 3-0.
Looking ahead, Calvert Hall will head out on the road to face off against DeMatha at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for St. John's, they will face off against Jackson-Reed at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Jackson-Reed is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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