Cardinal Newman came tearing into Friday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Ukiah Wildcats. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Cardinal Newman also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Tanner Bradley was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bradley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Cardinal Newman got a great performance from Josh Jannicelli as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Jannicelli has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Issac Phelps, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
On Ukiah's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was George Gibbs, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Cardinal Newman is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Ukiah, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.
As of now, neither Cardinal Newman nor Ukiah have any future games scheduled.
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