The Bishop Montgomery Knights will take on the Cathedral Phantoms at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bishop Montgomery 3.5, Cathedral 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Bishop Montgomery came up short against Cerritos and fell 4-1. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Matthew Orozco was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cathedral won against St. Bernard on Friday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Phantoms never let Bishop Montgomery get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Phantoms.
Not much got past Nicholas Overton, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Bishop Montgomery off the board. Overton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Cathedral's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Luevano, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that Luevano hit this season.
Cathedral's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Bishop Montgomery, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Bishop Montgomery couldn't quite get it done against Cathedral in their previous matchup on Tuesday as they fell 5-0. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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