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| 04/16/24 - Home | 9-7 W |
| 03/23/24 - Away | 1-0 W |
| 05/10/23 - Home | 4-6 L |
| 04/22/23 - Away | 6-5 W |
| 03/25/23 - Home | 1-6 L |
| + 5 more games |
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is 8-2 against St. Ignatius College Preparatory since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish will be playing at home against the St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory 2.1, St. Ignatius College Preparatory 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory didn't have quite enough to beat Vacaville and fell 4-3. The Fightin' Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rohan Kahns, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Kahns hit this season. Another was Tedford Lewis, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Ignatius College Preparatory was able to grind out a solid win over Menlo-Atherton on Wednesday, taking the game 6-2. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won five in a row.
Beau Schaffer looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Archer Horn, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and two runs. AJ Wineinger was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, they now have a winning record of 3-2-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Ignatius College Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory skirted past St. Ignatius College Preparatory 9-7 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Does Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Ignatius College Preparatory turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
