Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Cardinal Gibbons

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 vs Enloe	20
03/21/25 @ Enloe	15
04/01/25 @ Cary	11
03/27/25 @ Leesville Road	11
03/03/25 @ Willow Spring	11

Cardinal Gibbons barely beat Cary the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Crusaders' pitchers stepped up to hand the Imps an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Damon Phillips, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew VanTassel, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Cardinal Gibbons was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The win was the sixth in a row for Cardinal Gibbons, bringing their record up to 12-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Cary, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.

Cardinal Gibbons will take on SouthWest Edgecombe in a tournament on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Crusaders 2.7, the Cougars 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Cary, they will head out on the road to square off against Knightdale at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.