The Cathedral Fighting Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
While Cathedral has not struggled against Santa Teresa recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Everything went Cathedral's way against Santa Teresa as Cathedral made off with an 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cathedral.
Isaiah Gutierrez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Gutierrez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gutierrez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Gutierrez wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Irvin Duarte, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Duarte has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Ramiro Vega, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mesilla Valley Christian School scored the most runs they've had all season to find success in Saturday's second game. Everything went their way against Jemez Valley as Mesilla Valley Christian School made off with a 31-6 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Like Cathedral, Mesilla Valley Christian School also got a great game from a two-way player: Jeremiah Sullivan. Throwing, Sullivan pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Zach Beasley pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At bat, Sullivan scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Beasley went 3-for-4 with four runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Mesilla Valley Christian School got a massive performance out of Colton Cathey, who scored five runs while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Borde, who scored four runs while going 4-for-4.
Cathedral has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, their record is now 8-1.
Tuesday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Cathedral hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .421. However, it's not like Mesilla Valley Christian School struggles in that department as they've averaged .441. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Cathedral took their win against Mesilla Valley Christian School in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-0. Will Cathedral repeat their success, or does Mesilla Valley Christian School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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