Crusaders
| 03/05/25 vs DeLand | 11-1 |
| 03/04/25 @ Western | 6-2 |
| 02/28/25 @ King's Academy | 6-1 |
| 02/27/25 @ Benjamin | 9-5 |
| 02/25/25 vs Martin County | 6-5 |
| + 5 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cardinal Newman). Everything went their way against the DeLand Bulldogs on Wednesday as the Cardinal Newman Crusaders made off with an 11-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Crusaders sure are getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Dominic Demarzo was incredible, firing off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 3-for-4. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Gabriel Acevedo was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Cardinal Newman always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Cardinal Newman's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for DeLand, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Coming up, Cardinal Newman will square off against Dwyer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for DeLand, they will be playing at home against Winter Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Winter Springs' pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so DeLand's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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