It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cathedral Catholic had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the St. Augustine Saints a 6-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Cathedral Catholic has won by exactly six runs.
Luke Eger looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Cathedral Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Perritano, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
On St. Augustine's side, they got a good showing from Ryan Popkins, who pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Popkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Cathedral Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for St. Augustine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-8.
Cathedral Catholic will head out on the road to take on Rancho Bernardo at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rancho Bernardo is coming into the contest with 14 straight victories at home, so Cathedral Catholic will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. St. Augustine does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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