It was a good run, but Catholic Memorial unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 9-1 to the St. John's Pioneers. Catholic Memorial has struggled against St. John's recently, as their contest on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For St. John's part, Brady Shea tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Shea has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Noah Basgaard was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Jamie Herlihy was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Catholic Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for St. John's, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Catholic Memorial will head out on the road to take on Xaverian Brothers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for St. John's, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against St. John's Prep at 4:00 p.m.
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