The Moreau Catholic Mariners will square off against the Irvington Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Moreau Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Irvington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Irvington will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Moreau Catholic extended their winning streak to three on Saturday. The Mariners' pitchers stepped up to hand Salesian College Preparatory a 15-0 shutout. The Mariners not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 7th.
Isaiah Broadus
| 04/12/25 vs Salesian College Preparatory | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs Hayward | 2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Northgate | 2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Washington | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Newark Memorial | 1 |
Isaiah Broadus was incredible, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Peyton Leytam, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Moreau Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Irvington sidestepped Kennedy for a 3-1 victory.
Giovanni Pena tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Irvington's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Wesley Ren, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Irvington has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Moreau Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
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