If Mater Dei Catholic was feeling good fresh off their 22-6 takedown of Sweetwater last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crusaders fell 6-3 to the Olympian Eagles on Wednesday. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Mater Dei Catholic got a good showing from Xavier Castro, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave Castro a new career-low.
On the hitting side, Mater Dei Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gianni Castellanos, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Mater Dei Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Olympian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7-1.
While Mater Dei Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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