Cardinal Newman is 2-8 against Casa Grande since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Casa Grande Gauchos at 3:30 p.m.
Cardinal Newman is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Novato. Cardinal Newman never let Novato get on the board and left with a 7-0 win on Tuesday. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Hornets recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Callie Howard
| 02/25/25 @ Novato | 19 |
| 03/05/24 vs Novato | 18 |
| 04/02/24 vs Rancho Cotate | 15 |
| 03/20/24 vs Petaluma | 15 |
| 05/10/24 @ Windsor | 13 |
Not much got past Callie Howard, who gave up just a hit and racked up 19 Ks to keep Novato off the board. The dominant performance gave Howard a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Cardinal Newman let Giana Tamayo and Andrea Mansbery run wild. Tamayo scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Mansbery scored a run while going 3-for-4. That's the most stolen bases Tamayo has posted since back in March of 2024. Izzie Kunimune was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Cardinal Newman kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Novato only managed three hits.
Meanwhile, neither Casa Grande nor San Ramon Valley could gain the upper hand on Wednesday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Lila Partridge spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up 13 Ks.
Cardinal Newman suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Casa Grande in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Cardinal Newman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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