There's no place like home for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders a 4-0 shutout on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Fightin' Irish: when they faced off against the Crusaders last Tuesday, they had to take a 6-3 defeat.
Jacob Vines
| 03/01/25 @ Redwood | 5 |
| 03/22/25 vs St. Ignatius College Preparatory | 4 |
| 03/28/25 vs Archbishop Mitty | 3 |
| 03/15/25 vs Casa Grande | 3 |
| 03/08/25 @ El Camino | 3 |
Archbishop Riordan's batters probably weren't too happy with Jacob Vines, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 16 Ks (he gave up three walks). Vines also allowed no hits, which is notable because Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is 4-1 when he allows at most three hits, but 4-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory let Rohan Kahns and Tedford Lewis run wild. Kahns scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Lewis scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those two runs gave Lewis a new career-high. Quinn Middleton also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Archbishop Riordan struck out 16 times.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Archbishop Riordan, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-10-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is set to square off against their familiar foe Bellarmine College Prep at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Fightin' Irish 3.1, the Bells 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Archbishop Riordan will challenge rival Saint Francis at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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