Archbishop Riordan fell victim to Serra and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their rough 12-0 loss to the Serra Padres might stick with them for a while. Archbishop Riordan has not had much luck with Serra recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Archbishop Riordan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Zuromski, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On Serra's side, Sam Kretsch tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Kretsch has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ian Armstrong was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-2. Jake Downing was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Archbishop Riordan's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7-2. As for Serra, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Archbishop Riordan will be playing at home against Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Serra, they will head out on the road to square off against Whitney at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Serra is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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