The home team had won the previous five meetings between Moreau Catholic and Irvington, and Moreau Catholic kept the tradition alive. The Mariners' pitchers stepped up to hand the Vikings a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. This was payback for the Mariners, who suffered an 8-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
Benji Fuentes
Benji Fuentes made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Moreau Catholic's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't). Fuentes was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
In other batting news, Gary Elizarrey was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Clendinen, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Moreau Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Irvington only posted a batting average of .250.
Moreau Catholic pushed their record up to 7-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Irvington, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Moreau Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Vikings: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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