The Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers will venture away from home to square off against the Paul VI Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Archbishop Spalding's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Paul VI's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Archbishop Spalding is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Towson, who was ranked eighth at the time (Archbishop Spalding was ranked second). The Cavaliers fell just short of the Generals by a score of 7-6 on Thursday. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Paul VI challenged Bishop Ireton on Thursday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 6-0 win. Considering the Panthers have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Matthew Roussey, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Bishop Ireton off the board. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Roussey.
At the plate, Ryan Bahr was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Thomas Jewett was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Paul VI is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Archbishop Spalding, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-4.
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