The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Benicia Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cardinal Newman comes in on ten and Benicia on five.
Cardinal Newman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Alameda a 3-0 shutout.
Cardinal Newman got a great performance from Josh Jannicelli as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sam Valenti, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Benicia had just enough and edged Vintage out 4-3 on Saturday.
Benicia also got a great performance from Cormac O?Connell as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. O?Connell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Miyamoto, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Peyton Rowles was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Cardinal Newman is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Benicia, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8.
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