Cathedral Prep waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They never let the General McLane Lancers onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Cathedral Prep might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by nine runs or more this season.
Jason Fultz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Fultz has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fultz was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run.
In other batting news, Andrew Costello was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nick Jackson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Cathedral Prep pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for General McLane, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6-1 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cathedral Prep will face off against Meadville at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meadville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for General McLane, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against McDowell at 4:30 p.m.
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