Baseball Recap: Bishop Eustace Prep Gets the Win

Bishop Eustace Prep won the last time they faced Rancocas Valley and things went their way on Thursday too. The Crusaders walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Red Devils. That's two games straight that the Crusaders have won by exactly three runs.

Roman Faiola

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/08/25 vs Rancocas Valley	4
04/22/25 @ Paul VI	2
04/17/25 vs Lenape	2
04/26/24 vs Pennsauken Tech	2
04/24/24 vs Shawnee	2

The team relied heavily on Roman Faiola, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dante Bell, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Bishop Eustace Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rancocas Valley only posted an OBP of .412.

The win made it two in a row for Bishop Eustace Prep and bumps their season record up to 14-5. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Rancocas Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season.

Bishop Eustace Prep will square off against Delsea at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bishop Eustace Prep 3.7, Delsea 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Rancocas Valley, they will challenge Haddon Heights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.