The Padua Franciscan Bruins will square off against the Holy Name Green Wave at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Padua Franciscan's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Holy Name's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Padua Franciscan was handed a ten-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past North Royalton 4-2.
Meanwhile, Holy Name beat Normandy 10-6 on Saturday.
Holy Name got a great performance from Brendon Preisel as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Preisel a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Nick Nemeth was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Matthew Vega, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.
Padua Franciscan is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Holy Name, their win bumped their record up to 8-11.
Padua Franciscan came out on top in a nail-biter against Holy Name in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 9-7. Will the Bruins repeat their success, or do the Green Wave have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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