It was a good run, but Father Judge unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Archbishop Wood Vikings by a score of 4-2. Father Judge was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Archbishop Wood apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Dave Rodriguez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Father Judge saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Marino, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Archbishop Wood's side, they got a great performance from Brady Sell as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk).
Father Judge's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Archbishop Wood, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Father Judge will be playing in front of their home fans against Germantown Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Father Judge is facing Germantown Academy at the right time seeing as Germantown Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Archbishop Wood, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Archbishop Carroll at 4:00 p.m. Archbishop Wood will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Archbishop Carroll will have lost three straight heading into Thursday's game.
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