Baseball Game Preview: Killian Cougars vs. Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs

The Killian Cougars will head out to take on the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Killian will be strutting in after a win while Cardinal Gibbons will be coming in after a loss.

Killian proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 11) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Belen Jesuit.

Sebastian Perez looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in February.

Lucas Arcaute

Runs

03/21/25 vs Coral Reef	3
03/25/25 @ Belen Jesuit	2
03/04/25 vs Archbishop Carroll	2
02/18/25 vs Coral Park	2
02/25/25 vs Hialeah Educational Academy	1
+ 2 more games

At the plate, Lucas Arcaute was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Killian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jonathan Acosta, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons came up short against St. Thomas Aquinas on Tuesday and fell 12-9. The Chiefs haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Eddie Marshall made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Randy Petron, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Killian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. Cardinal Gibbons' defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.