Cathedral faced Franklin Community in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Fighting Irish came out on top against the Grizzly Cubs by a score of 11-6. The win continues a trend for the Fighting Irish in their matchups with the Grizzly Cubs: they've now won four in a row.
Landon Hughes
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Cathedral got a great performance from Landon Hughes as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Hughes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Cathedral let Eli Sinsabaugh and Connor Christiansen run wild. Sinsabaugh went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Christiansen went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run. That's the most RBI Christiansen has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Scout Bushong, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
Cathedral's record is now 16-8-1. As for Franklin Community, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-4.
Coming up, Cathedral will welcome Harrison at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Fighting Irish's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season. Franklin Community does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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