The Mt. St. Michael Academy Mountaineers will take on the Cardinal Hayes Cardinals at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Mt. St. Michael Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Cardinal Hayes will be coming in after a defeat.
Mt. St. Michael Academy headed into their last contest having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Monsignor Scanlan let them put that streak behind them. The Mountaineers were the clear victors by a 20-2 margin over the Crusaders on Tuesday. The Mountaineers haven't had any issues with the Crusaders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Andy Perez tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Yanthony Diaz was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Those runs were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Andrew Ronka, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Mt. St. Michael Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .644. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Hayes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 5-1 to Fordham Prep.
Cardinal Hayes saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lukas Koch-Serrano, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Mt. St. Michael Academy's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for Cardinal Hayes, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Mt. St. Michael Academy couldn't quite get it done against Cardinal Hayes in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-0. Will the Mountaineers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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